Article of footwear with soil-shedding performance

An outsole for an article of footwear, the outsole comprising:

• an outsole substrate having a ground-facing surface and a second surface opposite of the ground-facing surface, wherein the second surface is configured to be secured to an upper of the article of footwear;
• a film comprising a crosslinked polymeric material on at least a portion of the ground-facing surface and defining an external surface of the outsole, and wherein the film has a dry-state contact angle and a wet-state contact angle, each as characterized by a Contact Angle Test with a Footwear Sampling Procedure, and wherein the dry-state contact angle is at least 10° greater than the wet-state contact angle;
• and a plurality of traction elements on the ground-facing surface of the outsole substrate.

An article of footwear comprising:

• an outsole having a first side and a second side, wherein the second side is a ground-facing surface, a film comprising a crosslinked polymeric material on the ground-facing surface, wherein the film has a dry-state contact angle ranging from 60° to 100° and a wet-state contact angle, each as characterized by a Contact Angle Test with a Footwear Sampling Procedure, and wherein the dry-state contact angle is at least 10° greater than the wet-state contact angle, of a plurality of traction elements on the ground-facing surface of the outsole;
• and
• an upper operably secured to at least a portion of the first side of the outsole.