MR PORTER is today pleased to launch a collaboration capsule collection between luxury French fashion house GIVENCHY and Disney. This limited-edition collection celebrates the centenary of the Walt Disney Company, which was founded in October 1923. The collection features thirteen pieces of ready-to-wear, eleven accessories and four footwear.
The unique partnership pays homage to a classic Disney animation character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a fun-loving rabbit with long black ears and a stubby tail. He was conceived by Mr Walt Disney in 1926 as a precursor to the now legendary Mickey Mouse. Oswald first sparked the world’s imagination as part of one of Disney’s first films, The Ocean Hop. The animation saw Oswald traversing the globe – inspired by the first real-life solo pilot trip across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris in 1927.
GIVENCHY creative director Mr Matthew Williams has too made his own journey across the globe, from Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Tokyo and beyond. Oswald, therefore, presented a distinctive narrative for this partnership – and can be found emblazoned across 28 products, spanning clothing, accessories and footwear.
Standout pieces include the Oswald varsity jacket featuring embroidered patches and contrast calfskin leather sleeves, an oversized denim co-ord with distressed treatment and Oswald character prints, a calfskin leather city sneaker with rear GIVENCHY branding and Oswald lace tag and a coated canvas shopping tote bag in black with logo detailing and Oswald patch. The collection also features hoodies, tees and bomber jackets with Disney’s iconic castle silhouetted in monochrome.
