10 of Crocs’ wildest shoe collaborations, from Pringles to pop music

Crocs footwear is no stranger to headline-making collaborations – see Exhibit A: Crocs cowboy boots – and it’s a marketing strategy that appears to be working.

Founded in 2002, the Broomfield-based company posted a record billion-dollar quarter in 2023, bolstered by the embrace of comfortable clothing during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn’t mean the shoes aren’t high fashion.

Though much has been made over the years of its “ugly,” “hideous,” “sign-society-is-getting-dumber,” aesthetic...