Blonde Ambition / Bedtime Stories: Madonna Rebel Heart Tour Concert Look

Last night I saw my queen for the second time. It was the world premiere of her Rebel Heart Tour in Montreal. 

If you know me, you know that Madonna is hands down my favourite artist and icon. She constantly inspires me. She's a perfectionist and is always re-inventing herself. I love her attitude towards life and love. 

I'm not sure if you can really call her concerts just that. They're more of a broadway musical / production. From the costumes, dancers, performers, and stunts, to the props and special effects, you truly do get your money's worth. This time she had screens that lifted from the ground and dancers who would dance / fly off them in coordination with the images on the screen. Hard to explain in words, but it was really cool! She also had many stunts including men on crosses that would bend and almost reach in to the audience. My jaw definitely dropped a couple times! 

Her concerts also make me cry. Firstly when she comes out because I'm in complete awe of her presence and then again whenever she plays a song that I really personally connect to. Her music makes me feel like anything is possible and it's all going to be okay. Her performances and dancers make me feel like our bodies can do anything if we have passion, determination, and persistence. She overall just inspires me to do more, create more, and not care what anyone thinks or says. 

She played a lot of her new songs off of Rebel Heart, check it out. But of course she had to play some classics like True Blue, Like a Virgin, and Material Girl. She surprised the audience with a cover of "La Vie en Rose", it was perfect. 

Let's talk about my outfit shall we. I've always been inspired by her Blonde Ambition tour hair and make up with the long ponytail, wearing the iconic Jean Paul Gautier cone bra. You know that one! However, finding a similar cone bra is near impossible so I opted to wear a dress inspired by her Bedtime Stories album. The fur purse was hand crafted by my aunt and I felt it was perfect to go along with the "bedtime" look. I also wore a black blazer later in the evening. 

It was a day filled with the amazing sights and tastes of Montreal, constant laughter with friends, and of course Madonna! Perfect day-after-bday celebration if you ask me! 

Dress: Value Village, $4. Purse: Bev Kidd. Shoes: Expression, The Bay, $32. Lips: Deep Red lip liner, Joe Fresh, $7.

PHOTOS BY LISA KIDD

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Somebody Told Me

I wore this for a day of shopping and to see Stars and The Killers concert in Montreal with Lisa and Rosie. I had so much fun! I hadn't been to Montreal in a few months so it's always nice to go back. We arrived hours before the concert so we could fit in a decent amount of shopping as well as dinner. I knew the shopping portion of the day would require a lot of walking, waiting in lines, and sometimes running to snatch my size so I swapped the sequin top for a tank top and the flatforms for Nikes and changed before heading to the concert. I do this quite often when I have to get down to business during the day yet want to dress up a little more for the night. I'll often bring a pair of heels or flatforms in the car so I can quickly swap. 

I was really looking forward to shopping the Zara there since it's huge, carries XL, and always has sales. I found a couple of nice things but nothing I was in love with. I left empty-handed but we also went to H&M where I found a really cool white mesh t-shirt and some tropical print shorts - both on sale!

The concert was pretty awesome. I've never considered myself a huge fan of The Killers but I grew up listening to their songs and I knew they'd be great live. Stars was the opening band which was absolutely perfect. Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of The Killers, sounded amaaaaazing live. He truly has a unique and talented voice. 

Seen any good concerts lately?

Shirt: gifted from Lisa. Jeans: Joe Fresh, Value Village, $8. Flatforms: Zara, $40. Purse: Value Village, $4. Lips: Smitten by Joe Fresh. 

Photos by Lisa Kidd. 

The Killers. Source: MTV

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Red and White

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Are you sick of seeing red and white? Or shall I say red, white AND now blue? Tired of the endless Instagram fireworks videos and pictures of fireworks in general? Well, just when you thought it was over... BAM! Here's some more red and white, served on a platter with a side of fries (just kidding, I have no fries).

All jokes aside, why not take one more minute to celebrate this beautiful country? I love Canada and I'm so proud to be a Canadian. While I'm half Italian, I was born here and am so fortunate to live in this beautiful country. 

To celebrate, I went downtown with my best friend Rosie and sister Lisa to see Metric perform for FREE! We've paid hundreds of dollars and traveled to both Montreal and Kingston to see this band, not to mention seeing them here in Ottawa a few times too. So when we heard they were one of the performers at the Canada Day concert this year, we had to go, despite our fears of going downtown on Canada Day (it's INSANE and not for the claustrophobic). 

Despite not actually seeing them from where we stood, hearing Metric perform and being in the huge crowd that fills downtown Ottawa every year on Canada Day was worth the trip. They only played two songs but we sang along to both and seemed to be the only fans in our part of the crowd, so it was more like a Laura-Rosie-Lisa concert where we were standing.

After the fireworks, we went to Lonestar for some margaritas and fajitas and my night ended with a romantic fireworks show in Stittsville with my boyfriend, Jonathan. 

How was your Canada Day / 4th of July?!

People watching.

Rosie and Lisa. 

Instapics.

All pictures taken by Lisa Kidd or myself.

dress: value village, $5

purse: value village, $4

necklace: forever 21, $13

leggings: joe fresh, $10

shoes: naturalizer, value village, $7

belt: value village, $3

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I Can Feel It In My Bones

The title is a lyric from Metric's "Gimme Sympathy" song. Last week, I traveled to Kingston, Ontario (two hours from Ottawa) with some friends to see a Stars and Metric concert.

When deciding what to wear, I immediately knew I had to wear my new leather fringe jacket. Building on that, I pulled out my brown suede skirt and glittery oxford shoes. The outfit was almost perfect but was missing something: a shirt. Suddenly I heard a knock on my door and I was pleased to see Rosie standing there, ready to hit the road. After telling her that I had no clue what shirt to wear, she simply said: "Wear a leopard print top!" 

I was a little hesitant that leopard print was the missing piece to my outfit puzzle (especially since she tells everyone to wear leopard print, regardless if they should) but I tried it anyway. I ended up loving how it looked and I was a bit rattled by how simple my solution was. I suppose sometimes you just need a second brain.

Before the concert, we managed to visit Value Village, meet up with a few other friends and fill up on fajitas and margheritas at Lone Star, all in time for the concert! We sadly didn't have time to visit the new H&M there but we figured having dinner and getting to the concert on time were the top priorities. All this to say I had such a fun mini-road trip!

All pictures taken by Lisa Kidd.

jacket: value village, $18

shirt: forever 21, $13

skirt: value village, $7

shoes: winners, $15

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