"Through examining the untold stories of late 19th century performers as inspiration, the collection seeks to make visible the contemporary and political notions of performance in relation to sex work."
"The collection, presented in three acts: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3. combines both exaggerated female silhouettes with male tailoring, playing with both genders and their stereotyped styles, reconfiguring the body, and subjecting it to the male gaze."
"The violent juxtaposition of this fantastical space against the con fines of the sterile office captures the deeply internalized struggle for survival within the corrupted public realm."
"Chaos fills the cord and the tv screen. He finds himself hanging up and standing tall. Horned shadows stand firmly behind a teethy grin set to welcome the unwelcome."
"Stylist, consultant and Interview magazine’s creative director Mel Ottenberg helped critique seniors’ work at his alumni Rhode Island School of Design..."
"The collection is presented in three acts. Each tells a dramatically different story with different performers while encompassing the heart of what Act 1, Act, 2, Act 3 is about.
"Levi Campello is a young, fresh independent fashion designer in New York. He spoke to artPLAY about his recent collection SUTURE, the fetish and genderfluid culture that reflects in his work and about his future plans."
"The music signaled a change of tone as male models dressed by Levi Campello took center stage draped in black leather, animal hides and riveted leather face masks. His last model made his way down the runway laboriously dragging a heavy chain attached to one foot..."
"Fabric manipulations, construction and form are explored as a means to deepen discovery and analysis of the body's physical and stylistic expression."
