{"id":41342,"date":"2025-09-03T17:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/41342\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:51:07","slug":"sydney-sweeney-launches-jimmy-choo-campaign-after-american-eagle-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/41342\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney launches Jimmy Choo campaign after American Eagle backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney Sweeney has launched a new collaboration with Jimmy Choo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Euphoria actress has faced backlash over a recent American Eagle ad, which some critics accused of promoting eugenics with the title &#8220;Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources told WWD that her new Jimmy Choo fall 2025 campaign was shot before the controversial advert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It marks her return to the British luxury accessories brand, having first collaborated with them on the spring 2024 campaign last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Creative director Sandra Choi told the outlet how important footwear is to an outfit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She said: &#8220;I always think that the shoes finish an outfit, reveal personality and adjust the mood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;For autumn the low loafer, Tylor, is important \u2014 smart, functional and fun when she is adorned with a drizzle of crystal fringes \u2014 just how Jimmy Choo does a loafer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new campaign has been created with exactly that in mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She explained how it reinforces the &#8220;power of shoes and accessories to transform, acting out the possible characters&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added: &#8220;The notion that glamour is a feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney became the subject of fierce online debate after the American Eagle advert premiered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the campaign video, the actress &#8211; who has blonde hair and blue eyes &#8211; says: &#8220;Genes that are passed from parent to offspring often determine traits such as hair colour, personality and even eye colour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney concluded the segment by looking into the camera and saying: &#8220;My jeans are blue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">American Eagle later issued a statement defending its campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company read: &#8220;We\u2019ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. 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