Brazilian-born, Miami-based designer Alessandra Gold, is the worldwide Creative Director for the international sneaker brand KRUZIN, and is the brand’s International Director of Corporate and Business Development initiatives for the US and non-Asian markets. Trained in her art at New York City’s Fashion Institute (and later recognized as an alumna of note), Gold initially created the ‘GOKA’ brand of high-end, design-driven women’s shoes in the early 2000s to fill a need in her retail and styling consultation businesses. The early success and press coverage (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, Vogue, Glamour) of these designs soon led to shoe companies commissioning Alessandra to design for them. While creating children’s sneaker and boot designs for brands like Osh Kosh, Baby Phat and Stride Rite in 2009, Alessandra was approached by KRUZIN to take the creative helm, and since then, has not looked back.