Overview

• American Eagle reiterated that the slogan celebrates its denim line alone and insisted “Great jeans look good on everyone.”
• Trent Sweeney, an Air Force staff sergeant and Sydney’s brother, marked his promotion with an Instagram Story joking “It’s them good jeans 🥸.”
• Lizzo previewed her new track “I’m Goin’ In Till October,” rapping “Bitch, I got good jeans like I’m Sydney” while twerking in denim hot pants.
• Fox News and industry observers highlighted parallels between the ad’s genes/jeans wordplay and Brooke Shields’s 1980 Calvin Klein campaign.
• President Trump publicly praised the ad after learning Sweeney is a registered Republican, underscoring its political and racial resonance.