The Loewe x Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ collection brings Jack Skellington and his ghost dog Zero to the house’s signature pieces.
When Jack Skellington decides to take over Christmas in The Nightmare Before Christmas, he puts Halloween Town to work making presents. Naturally, the gifts turn out a little scarier than the kids who unwrap them might have hoped. Loewe’s 2026 holiday collection borrows from that same idea of Christmas, where a ghost dog or a grinning skeleton feels right at home under the tree.
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From a 1982 poem to a Loewe holiday collection
Before it became the 1993 stop-motion musical directed by Henry Selick, The Nightmare Before Christmas was a poem Tim Burton wrote in 1982. Burton revisits those beginnings in a short documentary by Clara Cullen, part of Loewe’s rollout for the collection.
Loewe creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez had access to the film’s production archive, including sketches, jointed puppets, and miniature sets. A puppet’s shape had to read clearly as animators moved it a fraction at a time. For Loewe, the question was how much of that same character could come through in the cut of a piece of leather or the placement of a stitch.
The house has worked with animated films before. Its Howl’s Moving Castle collaboration with Studio Ghibli even inspired a room at Loewe Crafted World in Tokyo. This time, Loewe picks up on the film’s deadpan humor, tucking little jokes into details you might miss at first glance.
A closer look at the Amazona, Flamenco, and Puzzle bags
The small Jack Amazona 180 saves its best detail for the person carrying it. Jack peers out from inside the bag, a nice little whimsy for the next time you’re digging around for your keys. On the gray Zero Flamenco clutch, Loewe fits pieces of leather together to form the ghost dog’s outline. The clutch’s loose folds make him look like he’s floating.
The Moon Scene Puzzle bag takes the opposite approach to the Amazona, putting an entire scene from the movie on the outside. If a full-on movie reference feels like a lot for your everyday bag, there’s a felt Jack head charm you can clip onto one you already own. Zero turns up on a coin cardholder, too, and the Giant Snake winds its way into brass-and-enamel jewelry.
The collection also includes sweaters, scarves, and a silk shirt, along with scented candles and fragrance. It’s a wide lineup for a film whose most recognizable outfit is a pinstripe suit.
The Giant Snake goes shopping
Remember the orange-and-black snake Jack gives as a Christmas present? It leads Eva Victor, David Jonsson, Sandra Bernhard, and Jordan Firstman through a boutique lined with warped mirrors in Loewe’s campaign film. For the still-life photographs, Paul Kooiker turns the camera on the collection’s bags, wallets, and charms.
The collection launches globally on November 12, 2026, online and in stores. In the Philippines, you can check for specific pieces at Loewe’s boutiques at Greenbelt 3 in Makati, Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong, and The Mall at NUSTAR in Cebu.
If you end up rewatching the movie after looking through the collection, keep an eye on the presents Jack hands out. The Giant Snake is much better company when it’s an accessory.
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