Nowhere was that more apparent than at last summer’s MTV Video Music Awards, which saw Cara strip onstage, but not in the usual way. “Finally, they’re getting a role model in the media that is relatable.” Realness like Cara’s is powerful, says former runway model Jennifer Strickland, who is now a motivational speaker and author of the book “ More Beautiful Than You Know.” Instead, “she’s giving girls permission to be themselves,” Strickland tells The Post.
It's called the voice, not the outfit, David. Even those singers, however, work with professionals to hone their looks. This makes her rare even within the new class of singers, like fellow Best New Artist nominees SZA and Julia Michaels, who favor a stand-out personal style over traditionally trendy sex appeal and sleek industry polish. Her look is truly her own: “She doesn’t have a stylist as far as I know,” says Aaron A. When Cara first started attending awards shows and red carpets, Aaron A says, “People told her she had to get camera ready and she was like, ‘What are you talking about? That’s not me.’ I definitely know it has shocked some people in the industry because it’s a whole industry based around a fake sense of reality.”įor such a young star, Cara’s confidence to stand up to major-label machinery and wear whatever she wants - from a red flannel shirt on her album cover to a pair of black rubber boots with white laces to the 2017 American Music Awards - is remarkable.
While performers such as Taylor Swift trade their regular-girl appeal for a celebrity makeover as soon as they hit it big, at just 21, Cara (born Alessia Caracciolo) is staying true to her sartorial roots, sticking with a youthful, dressed-down look that sets her apart from other stars-on-the-rise and makes her somewhat of a rebel in the music industry. That was back in 2016 when the Canadian YouTube sensation had just one surprise radio hit under her belt: the outsider anthem “Here” from her 2015 album “Know It All.” Now, less than two years later, she’s a four-time Grammy nominee - including “Song of the Year” (“1-80,” her collaboration with rapper Logic and crooner Khalid) and “Best New Artist.”
Alessia Cara looking fashionable at the 2017 American Music Awards.
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