The Disney X Balmain : The Lion King collection (which will be available on July 8th, 2024) pays tribute to Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers’ « The Lion King », to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1994 film (and the forthcoming theatrical release of « Mufasa : The Lion King », in December 2024).
Prior to the release of this collection (made in collaboration with South African painters Nika Mtwana and Cassius Khumalo, and Cameroonian artist Enfant Précoce), Olivier Rousteing, Balmain’s creative director, has confided that « The Lion King » had a huge impact on him.
Another The Lion King-inspired collection : ASOS (28-piece collection, released on July 2nd, 2019).
Moreover, on June 2nd, 2019, Beyoncé wore a The Lion King-influenced outfit, which had been custom-made by Georges Hobeika, at her mother Tina Knowles’ Wearable Art Gala in Santa Monica, California.
Photo : Joel Anderson for Balmain