Happy New Year, it's been a while and maybe it's not turning out to be that great a start to 2025 after all. Before the wildfires and high winds devastated parts of Hollywoodland on Tuesday, I traveled to Downtown Los Angeles to visit a new immersive costume exhibition dedicated to the new Searchlight Pictures biopic, A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet as folk and rock music icon, Bob Dylan.
Costumes worn by Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro,
Edward Norton, Boyd Holbrook and more
in A Complete Unknown
The wonderful exhibition for director James Mangold's new film features costume designs by Arianna Phillips and outfits worn by Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash.
A Complete Unknown movie billboard
The film takes place in the early 1960s and chronicles the young musician from Minnesota arriving in New York City's Greenwich Village, rising to fame as a folk singer and culminating in his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
Screen-worn costumes from A Complete Unknown
designed by Arianna Phillips on display
The free exhibition opened January 7 and was scheduled to run until January 18, 2025 (Tuesday through Saturday), but the ongoing fires and weather conditions have caused closures, so be sure to check ASU FIDM Museum's socials for the most up to date opening hours.
The extensive exhibition comes complete with music and footage from the movie, my only criticism being there is no signage to identify which costumes belong to who, so stay tuned for more detailed photos when I've been able to sleuth the internet for greater clarity.
Costume exhibitions at this time of year are often part of studios awards season campaigning, so be sure to check out these previous timely exhibits featuring House of Gucci movie costumes, Women Talking movie costumes, Till movie costumes and Oscar-winning Poor Things movie costumes.
A Complete Unknown movie poster
