For this year’s holiday capsule collection, the Spanish fashion house Loewe joins forces with Disney and the filmmaker Tim Burton for a collection inspired by ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’, the cult stop-motion animated film first released in 1993.
This season, luxury fashion houses appear to be looking back at the roots of animation, embracing traditional illustration and handmade storytelling at a time when AI-generated imagery is becoming increasingly commonplace.
Prada enlisted the veteran animator John Pomeroy, whose career spans several Disney productions since the 1970s, for its Holiday 2026 campaign. Shortly afterwards, Dior unveiled a ‘hand-drawn’ animated holiday film. However, whether the Dior ad is actually man-made is up to the viewer’s discretion.
Through its collection, Loewe offers another interpretation of the relationship between animation and craftsmanship. Drawing from the original drawings, articulated puppets and miniature sets of The Nightmare Before Christmas, the collection translates its gothic characters into wearable and collectible pieces through the house’s signature leather marquetry, embroidery and other artisanal techniques.
The iconic Puzzle bag, already synonymous with Loewe, receives a cinematic makeover, featuring scenes and characters from the film. Other standout designs include the Amazona 180, with Jack Skellington peeking out from its opening, and the Flamenco clutch, which takes on the patchwork appearance of Sally’s stitched-together body. Zero, Jack’s ghostly dog, also makes appearances across the collection.
The ready-to-wear selection carries the same playful spirit, with character prints, embroidery and decorative details bringing the film’s peculiar aesthetic into everyday dressing. Smaller leather goods, charms and accessories offer more understated ways to participate in the collaboration.
The fragrance offerings are also particularly interesting. At the centre is Moonlight Eau de Parfum, a gourmand and powdery scent combining coconut, iris and warm amber. Its grey glass bottle is topped with a black jack-in-the-box-inspired cap, complete with a silver-toned Cat Jack-in-the-Box figure emerging from the lid.
The collection also introduces three limited-edition scented candles in Loewe’s signature ribbed ceramic vessels. Featuring character-inspired lids depicting Zero, Toy Duck and Cat Jack-in-the-Box, the candles share an aromatic eucalyptus and mint fragrance. Alongside decorative ornaments and character charms, these objects bring the film’s Halloween-meets-Christmas atmosphere into the home.
This is not the first time Loewe has worked with Disney on a collection. In 2019, the house released a capsule inspired by Dumbo, coinciding with the release of Tim Burton’s live-action adaptation of the animated classic. Conceived under the creative direction of Jonathan Anderson, the collection featured the flying elephant across leather goods and ready-to-wear. Seven years later, Loewe returns to Disney through another film associated with Burton, bringing his distinctive gothic imagination into the holiday season.
The Loewe and Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas collection will be available globally at selected stores and online this Thursday.