Loewe turns Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas into leather goods, clothes and scent

Spanish fashion house Loewe is releasing a limited collection inspired by Tim Burton’s 1993 Disney stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas, with pieces due in stores and online on 12 November, Wallpaper* reported.

The project, developed with Disney and with access to Burton’s archive of original sketches and puppets, reworks characters including Jack Skellington, Sally and Zero across leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories and fragrance rather than simply printing film stills onto products.

Craft instead of costume prints

Loewe is currently led by American designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. They told Wallpaper* they chose the film because its “meticulous process and richly tactile quality resonate closely with Loewe’s own relationship to craft, honed over the last 180 years.”

Techniques include the house’s signature leather marquetry as well as embroidery, enamel and print. Notable pieces include a version of the Amazona bag with Jack Skellington appearing from the interior, and charms based on the film’s characters. The house said it aimed to “translate the spirit of the film into a kind of wearable surrealism.”

Film, fragrance and a documentary

The launch is accompanied by a short film featuring Sandra Bernhard, Jordan Firstman, Eva Victor and David Jonsson in a Burton-like setting led by the movie’s Giant Snake. There is also a short documentary by Clara Cullen in which Burton recalls that the story began as a poem he wrote in 1982.

A limited-edition eau de parfum and scented candles extend the collaboration into home fragrance, with character-inspired designs.