Fashion and film combine for key anniversary

This collaboration also shines a spotlight directly upon a new generation of young African talents. Both Disney and Balmain are proud of their long traditions of championing emerging artists and this new collection builds upon that shared history, introducing a grouping of fresh and appealing visions to a global audience. South African painter Nika Mtwana created a compelling Afrofuturistic portrait for the collection—cleverly managing to incorporate a scene from The Lion King into his work, via a reflection on the lens of his subject's sunglasses. Rousteing adapted Mtwana's design into the colorful prints that cover some of the limited-edition collection's tees, tops and dresses. Cameroonian painter Enfant Precoce's concentrates on Disney's Simba, with his artwork showing The Lion King star navigating through a dreamlike landscape filled with an array of African wildlife.