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Heydude has already made a transfer to share glory with Bridges’ character within the cult film “The Huge Lebowski,” who declared himself to be The Dude, “or his Dudeness, or Duder, or … El Duderino should you’re not into the entire brevity factor.” The model has a Huge Lebowski x Heydude collab and launched an affiliated sweepstakes earlier this yr.
Its Sweeney-led marketing campaign is equally centered on the “definition of Dude.” Nevertheless it’s extra broadly “centered on consolation, confidence and the empowering complexities of what it means to embrace all sides of self,” per its launch.
And its new spokesperson is effectively positioned to achieve a wider, and maybe youthful, viewers. Sweeney has gained accolades for her roles in streaming hits together with “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus,” which have achieved a cult standing of their very own, in addition to films “Anybody However You” and “Actuality.” She’s going to quickly seem in Ron Howard’s upcoming thriller “Eden” and Apple TV+’s “Echo Valley.”
In a press release, Terence Reilly, who a number of months in the past arrived from Stanley to guide the Heydude model, referred to as Sweeney “a generational expertise and elegance icon.”
“Sydney embodies the essence of Dude by at all times being comfy in her personal footwear,” mentioned Reilly, who additionally as soon as served as chief advertising officer at Crocs. “That makes her an plain match for not solely our footwear however our model.”
In her personal assertion, Sweeney additionally emphasised the “consolation” message.
“The model by no means sacrifices fashion for consolation, which is why Heydude’s iconic kinds are my favourite shoe choice whether or not I am touring or commuting to set,” she mentioned. “I am thrilled to characterize the model in 2024 and past.”
There’s a lot work to do earlier than the yr ends. Crocs has scrambled to seek out the correct mix of DTC and wholesale to spice up Heydude’s gross sales and margins, and executives earlier this month defended the model’s contributions to each the highest and backside strains, regardless of its disappointments.
The corporate has maintained its expectations for revenues to be down 8% to 10% this yr. Nevertheless, contemplating that it additionally expects income to fall as a lot as 16% within the third quarter, that will take “dramatic re-acceleration,” based on Wedbush analysts led by Tom Nikic.
