Currently residing in Los Angeles and New York, Suzy Kassem, also known in the underground as Blue Panther, is a film director, writer, avid sneaker collector, active humanitarian, and a well-established style influencer in today's global street culture. Blue Panther has been featured in a variety of publications such as the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Detroit Metro Times, Sneaker Freaker Magazine, Filter, Graphotism, Kotori, 944 Magazine, and many, many graffiti and street culture magazines around the world.

Experience:

Besides hoarding and customizing sneakers, Suzy also directs films, music videos, and organizes large-scale graffiti events and urban art shows in collaboration with some of the most recognizable designers, illustrators, and musical artists from around the globe. Suzy owns more than 300 pairs of kicks and frequently travels overseas to capture the latest style pulse on the international street level.

From Suzy Kassem:

"I owe where I am today to my sneakers! There is no way I was ever going to pass high school science class if I had never scribbled the entire periodic table on my kicks and hid those elements well amongst patches of graffiti. Those days marked the birth of my sneaker artistry. That was over a decade ago and even today as a creative professional, my sneakers are still an integral part in defining who I am."

References:

• STYLE IS KING
  Blue Panther's lifestyle blog
• BLUE PANTHER
  Blue Panther's web site
• THE WRITINGS OF SUZY KASSEM
  The writings of Suzy Kassem