The Concours on Savile Row, a classic car show held on London's tailoring street for the previous three years, will not take place in 2025. Its organizers announced the decision on 17 February 2025, citing the redevelopment of 7 Burlington Gardens, the building on the corner of Savile Row. The 2025 edition had been planned for May.
According to Savile Row Style, the works involve extended scaffolding, routes that must stay clear for emergency vehicles and about 150 workers on site at the height of the project. Going ahead would have meant cutting the number of display vehicles from 50 to 30. Westminster City Council did not approve a proposal to widen the event area, citing concerns about weekday traffic.
“we have concluded that the best way forward is to rest the event for one year.”
Hothouse Media spokesperson, to Savile Row Style
What the 2024 edition looked like
The third Concours on Savile Row, held in May 2024, was organized by Hothouse Media and the Pollen Estate, which owns property on and around the street. More than fifty classic and future-classic cars and motorcycles lined a red-carpeted Savile Row from Clifford Street to Burlington Gardens, and the Savile Row Bespoke Association (SRBA) reported that thousands of visitors attended.
The tailors used the event to show their own work. A 1939 Lagonda LG6 Rapide once owned by the Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts stood outside Huntsman, next to an exhibition of the suits Huntsman made for him; it was voted runner-up. Best of Show went to a 1995 McLaren F1 formerly owned by Mario Andretti. Edward Sexton partnered with the vehicle maker Callum Skye, Richard James worked with Audi, and the fuselage of a reconnaissance Spitfire was displayed at No. 1 Savile Row, home of Gieves & Hawkes, as part of a restoration appeal. Dege & Skinner, Hackett, Henry Poole & Co and Norton & Sons also took part.
What happens next
The organizers said the show would return in 2026, subject to approval from Westminster City Council. Their two announcements gave different dates, 20 and 21 May in one and 20 and 21 June in the other, so readers planning a visit should check with the organizers. The SRBA said the works at 7 Burlington Gardens were expected to finish in spring 2026.
For the houses, the Concours has been a chance to put their work in front of visitors who may never have booked an appointment, through window exhibitions and partnerships with car makers. Anyone who wants to see the tailors on a normal day can use our guide to visiting Savile Row, which explains how to approach the houses and what to expect at a first appointment.
The street did host another public display later in 2025: an exhibition marking 50 years of the Golden Shears tailoring competition ran from 15 to 27 September, with window displays at several houses.
