Colbie Caillat and the pressure of “looking the part”

In view of the discussions I’ve had with students over how to look the part in a graduate role, Colbie Caillat’s video for her song “Try” is pretty interesting. She addresses the pressure that many young female students have been talking about. Perhaps the relevance of this became more evident as a result of the Celeb Youth conference I attended last Friday. Celeb Youth discussed the discourses brought into effect as a result of celebrity, and the influence this has on young people. Colbie Caillat certainly addresses a current issue which young people face in her video, where women (Caillat included) remove all artificial elements of their appearance.