Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle campaign is also drawing comparisons to Brooke Shields' controversial Calvin Klein ad from 1980. Shields' age (she was 15 at the time) ruffled feathers due to the commercial's provocative tagline: "You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing."

Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle jeans campaign caused backlash over its puns on 'genes' and its bold marketing strategies

American Eagle released several ads for its "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans," campaign, all which feature the actress in a pair of blue jeans in various locations doing simple things like looking down into the engine of her Ford Mustang — a very all-american muscle car — before she settles behind the wheel and takes off.