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Alexandra Global Master Fund Ltd, et al. – ‘SC 13G’ on 2/14/06 re: Skechers USA Inc

On: Tuesday, 2/14/06, at 5:48pm ET · As of: 2/15/06 · Accession #: 950123-6-1779 · File #: 5-58293

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/15/06  Alexandra Global Master Fund Ltd  SC 13G      2/14/06    2:18K  Skechers USA Inc                  RR Donnelley/FA
          Alexandra Investment Management, LLC
          Dimitri Sogoloff
          Mikhail A. Filimonov

Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13G
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G      Statement of Beneficial Ownership                      9     36K 
 2: EX-99.I     Ex-99.I: Joint Filing Agreement                        1      7K

SC 13G — Statement of Beneficial Ownership
Document Table of Contents

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			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: Address of Principal Business Office: Alexandra Certification: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Name of Issuer: Names of Persons Filing: Notice of Dissolution of Group: Ownership: Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Place of Organization or Citizenship: This Schedule is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) by Alexandra, Management, Filimonov and Sogoloff Title of Class of Securities:
1	1st Page - Filing Submission
6	Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
"	Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
"	Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing:
"	Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
"	Item 2(c). Place of Organization or Citizenship:
"	Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
"	Item 3. This Schedule is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) by Alexandra, Management, Filimonov and Sogoloff
"	Item 4. Ownership:
"	Alexandra
7	Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
"	Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
"	Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
"	Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
"	Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
8	Item 10. Certification:

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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 1 OF 10 PAGES

 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. ___)*

 Skechers U.S.A., Incorporated
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)

 830566105
(CUSIP Number)

 December 31, 2005
 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 
is filed:                                                                       

[ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)                                                              
[X]  Rule 13d-1(c)                                                              
[ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)                                                              

*    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting       
   person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
   securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.               

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of   
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act 
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the       
Notes).                                                                         

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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                   
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)             

Alexandra Global Master Fund Ltd.                                     
(No I.R.S. ID Number)                                                 
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     (A)[ ]
                                                                          (B)[ ]
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                               

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                       

British Virgin Islands                                                
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5   SOLE VOTING POWER                             

-0-                                       
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF    6   SHARED VOTING POWER                                        
SHARES                                                                    
BENEFICIALLY       2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)               
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH       7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   
REPORTING                                                                   
PERSON          -0-                                                       
    WITH:      -----------------------------------------------------------------
8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      

    2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON               

2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)                        
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE  
     INSTRUCTIONS)                                                           [ ]
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                          

6.7%* (See Item 4)                                                    
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                

CO                                                                    
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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 3 OF 10 PAGES

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                   
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)             

Alexandra Investment Management, LLC                                  
13-4092583                                                            
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     (A)[ ]
                                                                          (B)[ ]
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                               

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                       

Delaware                                                              
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5   SOLE VOTING POWER                             

-0-                                       
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF    6   SHARED VOTING POWER                                        
SHARES                                                                    
BENEFICIALLY       2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)               
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH       7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   
REPORTING                                                                   
PERSON          -0-                                                       
    WITH:      -----------------------------------------------------------------
8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      

    2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON               

2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)                        
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE  
     INSTRUCTIONS)                                                           [ ]
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                          

6.7%* (See Item 4)                                                    
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                

OO                                                                    
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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 4 OF 10 PAGES

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                   
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)             

Mikhail A. Filimonov                                                  
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     (A)[ ]
                                                                          (B)[ ]
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                               

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                       

U.S.                                                                  
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5   SOLE VOTING POWER                             

-0-                                       
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF    6   SHARED VOTING POWER                                        
SHARES                                                                    
BENEFICIALLY       2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)               
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH       7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   
REPORTING                                                                   
PERSON          -0-                                                       
    WITH:      -----------------------------------------------------------------
8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      

    2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON               

2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)                        
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE  
     INSTRUCTIONS)                                                           [ ]
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                          

6.7%* (See Item 4)                                                    
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                

IN                                                                    
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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 5 OF 10 PAGES

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                   
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)             

Dimitri Sogoloff                                                      
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     (A)[ ]
                                                                          (B)[ ]
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                               

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                       

U.S.                                                                  
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5   SOLE VOTING POWER                             

-0-                                       
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF    6   SHARED VOTING POWER                                        
SHARES                                                                    
BENEFICIALLY       2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)               
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH       7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                   
REPORTING                                                                   
PERSON          -0-                                                       
    WITH:      -----------------------------------------------------------------
8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      

    2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON               

2,848,349 shares of Common Stock* (See Item 4)                        
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES       
     (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                                      [ ]
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                          

7.6%* (See Item 4)                                                    
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                

IN                                                                    
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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 6 OF 10 PAGES

Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer:                                                    

    Skechers U.S.A., Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the
"Issuer")                                             

Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                   

228 Manhattan Beach Boulevard                         
Manhattan Beach, California 90266                     

Item 2(a).   Names of Persons Filing:                                           

Alexandra Global Master Fund Ltd. ("Alexandra")       
Alexandra Investment Management, LLC ("Management")   
Mikhail A. Filimonov ("Filimonov")                    
Dimitri Sogoloff ("Sogoloff")                         

Item 2(b).   Address of Principal Business Office:                              

Alexandra - Citco Building, Wickams Cay, P.O. Box 662,
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands            
Management - 767 Third Avenue, 39th Floor, New York,  
New York 10017                                        

Filimonov - 767 Third Avenue, 39th Floor, New York,   
New York 10017                                        
Sogoloff - 767 Third Avenue, 39th Floor, New York,    
New York 10017                                        

Item 2(c).   Place of Organization or Citizenship:                              

Alexandra - British Virgin Islands                    
Management - Delaware                                 
Filimonov - U.S.                                      
Sogoloff - U.S.                                       

Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities:                                      

            Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Issuer (the "Common Stock")

Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number: 830566105                                            

Item 3.      This Schedule is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) by                
Alexandra, Management, Filimonov and Sogoloff         

Item 4.      Ownership:                                                         

(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:                       

Alexandra: 2,848,349 shares*                
Management: 2,848,349 shares*               
Filimonov: 2,848,349 shares*                
Sogoloff: 2,848,349 shares*                 

(b)  Percent of Class:                                

Alexandra: 6.7%*                            
Management: 6.7%*                           
Filimonov: 6.7%*                            
Sogoloff: 6.7%*                             

        (Based on 39,945,421 shares of Common Stock outstanding,
           consisting of 23,294,232 shares of Class A Common Stock and
            16,651,189 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding, as of
           November 1, 2005, as reported by the Issuer in the Issuer's
Quarterly Report on Form                        

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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 7 OF 10 PAGES

  10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005)

(c)  Number of Shares as to which the Person has:     

  (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote

-0-                             

     (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

2,848,349 shares*               

               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

-0-                             

                 (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

2,848,349 shares*               

*    The shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by Alexandra on  
 this Schedule are shares of Class A Common Stock that Alexandra has the
     right to acquire upon conversion of 4.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due
2007 of the Issuer.                                                   

Management serves as investment advisor to Alexandra. By reason of such         
relationship, Management may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power    
over the shares of Common Stock owned by Alexandra. Management disclaims        
beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock.                            

Filimonov serves as the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, a Managing Member
and the Chief Investment Officer of Management. Sogoloff serves as the          
President, a Managing Member and the Chief Risk Officer of Management. By reason
of such relationships, each of Filimonov and Sogoloff may be deemed to share    
voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock listed as          
beneficially owned by Management. Filimonov and Sogoloff each disclaims         
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock listed as beneficially owned 
by Management or any other person reporting on this Schedule.                   

Item 5.      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:                      

Not applicable                                        

Item 6.      Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another           
Person:                                               

Not applicable                                        

Item 7.      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which          
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent 
Holding Company:                                      

Not applicable                                        

Item 8.      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:         

Not applicable                                        

Item 9.      Notice of Dissolution of Group:                                    

Not applicable                                        

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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 8 OF 10 PAGES

Item 10. Certification:                                                         

By signing below each signatory certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for 
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the 
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection   
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.      

Exhibits:                                                                       

  Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2006, by and
among Alexandra, Management, Filimonov and Sogoloff.                            

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SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
CUSIP NO. 830566105                                           PAGE 9 OF 10 PAGES

 SIGNATURE

By signing below each signatory certifies that, to the best of its    
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the   
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held  
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.                                                                         

Dated as of February 14, 2006                                                   

                                 ALEXANDRA GLOBAL MASTER FUND LTD.

                                    By: ALEXANDRA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT,
            LLC,
                              its Investment Advisor

                            By: /s/ Mikhail A. Filimonov
                                            ------------------------------------
                    Mikhail A. Filimonov
                      Title: Managing Member

                                    ALEXANDRA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                            By: /s/ Mikhail A. Filimonov
                                            ------------------------------------
                    Mikhail A. Filimonov
                      Title: Managing Member

                        /s/ Mikhail A. Filimonov
                                        ----------------------------------------
                    Mikhail A. Filimonov

                    /s/ Dimitri Sogoloff
                                        ----------------------------------------
                Dimitri Sogoloff

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Filed as of:	2/15/06
Filed on:	2/14/06	8	9	5, 8-K, SC 13G/A
	12/31/05	1		10-K, 5
	11/1/05	6
	9/30/05	7		10-Q
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