Loewe has taken Tim Burton‘s Jack Skellington from the screen to the shop floor. The Spanish house’s new limited-edition collection turns the film’s characters into leather goods, clothing and fragrance for the festive season.
The Nightmare Before Christmas arrived from Disney on 25 November 1993. Burton’s stop-motion film swaps the usual sugary holiday movie for a gothic musical, complete with witches, pumpkins and a coffin sleigh pulled by skeleton reindeer.
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas and tries to take over the holiday. His scheme ends with him kidnapping Santa Claus. The film still finds a happy ending, and its hero learns a lesson along the way.
Burton’s gothic cast has a strong cousin in digital art, where Samuel Selami’s dark fantasy characters in detailed 3D show how far the macabre can be pushed in sculpted form.
Craft as the common thread
Loewe is led by American designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. They chose the film for its “meticulous process and richly tactile quality,” which they said resonate with the house’s relationship to craft, honed over 180 years.
The approach fits a wider pattern this season. Dior and Prada have both used hand-drawn animation in their fashion campaigns.
Archive access and the Amazona bag
The collection draws on Burton’s archive for The Nightmare Before Christmas, which includes original sketches and puppets of the film’s characters. Designers reworked these references and moments from the final film using leatherwork, marquetry, embroidery, enamel and print.
The Amazona handbag is one of the standout pieces. It shows Jack Skellington peeking from its interior, and the collection also includes charms representing the film’s characters. Loewe first released the Amazona in 1975, named after female warriors from Greek mythology.
Loewe says the goal is to “translate the spirit of the film into a kind of wearable surrealism.”
Why the nightmare be worth wearing
A short film accompanies the range. Its cast includes Sandra Bernhard, Jordan Firstman, Eva Victor and David Jonsson, who move through a “dreamlike, Burtonesque world.” The Giant Snake, a striped orange-and-black creature, leads them. In the original film, Jack delivers the same snake to an unsuspecting family.
A separate documentary by Clara Cullen shows Burton reflecting on the film. It began as a poem he wrote in 1982. Burton describes his process: “I would just sit there and sort of draw. It was not so much from a thought, but was just more slightly from the subconscious.”
If Loewe’s leather goods have you hooked on luxury craft, Freitag’s luxe bags made from upcycled truck tarpaulins offer a rugged, sustainable take on the same idea.
The loewe collection goes on sale on 12 November 2026. For shoppers, it offers a spooky alternative to the usual festive gifts, and it proves that Burton’s handmade chaos can survive the leap into luxury craft.
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Frequently asked questions
When does the Loewe Nightmare Before Christmas collection go on sale?
The Loewe collection goes on sale on 12 November 2026. It turns characters from Tim Burton’s film into leather goods, clothing and fragrance for the festive season.
Who are the designers behind Loewe’s Nightmare Before Christmas collection?
Loewe is led by American designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. They chose the film for its meticulous process and richly tactile quality, which they said resonate with the house’s relationship to craft.
What is the Amazona bag in Loewe’s Nightmare Before Christmas collection?
The Amazona handbag is a standout piece that shows Jack Skellington peeking from its interior. Loewe first released the Amazona in 1975, and it is named after female warriors from Greek mythology.
What techniques are used in Loewe’s Nightmare Before Christmas collection?
Designers reworked references from Burton’s archive using leatherwork, marquetry, embroidery, enamel and print. The archive includes original sketches and puppets of the film’s characters.
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