Sydney Sweeney recently expressed pride in being herself during an interview with PEOPLE.
Sweeney discussed her role as the global spokesperson for HEYDUDE and encouraged young women to embrace confidence. HEYDUDE is a casual footwear brand that she and her family are “obsessed with,” PEOPLE noted.
“I’ve definitely noticed that the brand’s really popular among young men. And I always gravitate towards brands that I want to bring to a younger female audience because I really think that this footwear is for everybody. Everybody should be comfortable and confident,” Sweeney said.
“I’m always really proud to be very unapologetically myself and the director of my own life, which is what I think it means to be a dude,” she continued.
“I think that this campaign really just pulls back the curtains and shows who I am behind the camera and inspires people to be confidently themselves,” Sweeney added.
The popular actress said she believes the HEYDUDE campaign reveals her true self and promotes self-acceptance, stating that everyone should feel “comfortable and confident” in their clothing.
“Fashion is a really fun way of embracing different sides of yourself. Some days, I might feel very girly, some days, I might feel edgy. Others, I might feel like I want to be more laid-back. It’s a way of being able to express those different sides of how I feel or who I am,” she explained.
“It’s always going to change,” Sweeney said. “That’s what’s so amazing, especially about being a woman, is being able to embrace all the different sides of ourselves, because we are so multifaceted and there’s so much going on. I can never imagine being one thing for the rest of my life.”
Sweeney concluded, “If I put [clothes] on and I smile and I feel good [in them], then I know that’s what I want to wear. I don’t really let other people dictate how I should feel or what I should be doing or wearing, because if I’m happy and it’s making me feel good, that’s what matters.”
Sweeney also shared nostalgic throwback photos with co-star Glen Powell from their film “Anyone But You.” The film has reportedly grossed $220 million worldwide.
