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\n\tLoewe unveiled a new campaign on Monday celebrating the fashion brand\u2019s 180th anniversary, complete with a capsule collection, an anniversary magazine, and an animated film, much of which nods to the house\u2019s long-standing connections to the art world.<\/p>\n
\n\tUnder former creative director Jonathan Anderson, the fashion brand played up that connection through numerous high-profile collaborations with artists ranging from Lynda Benglis to Richard Hawkins. Many of Anderson\u2019s collections were filled with references to visual art. That era was summed up with an exhibition in Shanghai in 2024. Anderson left the brand last year to lead Christian Dior, but Loewe has continued to draw on the art world for both inspiration and history under new creative directors Jack McColllough and Lazaro Hernandez.<\/p>\n
\n\tFor the 180th anniversary festivities, the brand tapped photographer Talia Chetrit to photograph its capsule collection bearing lion motifs\u2014loewe<\/em> is the German word for lion\u2014alongside various high-profile brand ambassadors, including Julia Garner, Sissy Spacek, and, most importantly for our purposes, artist Kara Walker. <\/p>\n \n\tIn an accompanying video, Walker says of Loewe, \u201cFor some reason, I think of all the Leos I know. Proud qualities. Generally, I get along with Leos.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWalker, one of the most prominent and celebrated artists working today, is well known for her wall-spanning installations featuring black cut-paper silhouettes that interrogate narratives of Black life and power in the US.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Loewe campaign isn\u2019t the first time Walker has been recognized for her fashion sense. In 2015, Vogue<\/em> described her style \u201cas inspiring as her groundbreaking art.\u201d She also served on the host committee for the 2025 Met Gala to celebrate the opening of \u201cSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style.\u201d<\/p>\n