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Septiembre me recuerda mi fase favorita de la filmografía de Woody Allen, esa que intentó mezclar seriedad al estilo de Bergman con la mejor selección de comedia cortesía de Diane Keaton. “Septiembre” es probablemente una de mis películas favoritas de Allen.

September reminds me of  favorite phase of the films of Woody Allen, a mix of the seriousness of Bergman and the best selection of comedy courtesy of Diane Keaton. "September" is probably one of my favorite movies of Allen.

Septiembre es también el mes patrio. No se necesita escribir nada más que eso para comprender la completa ironía  que enmarca vivir en Guatemala.

September is also the national month in Guatemala. No need to write anything more than that to understand the full irony that frames living in Guatemala.

Septiembre es también el mes donde se recuerda un capítulo importante de la historia chilena, a cargo de uno de los héroes favoritos de mi infancia; Salvador Allende. El mismo día recordamos los atentados al WTC en Nueva York . Septiembre también nos recuerda el inicio y el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

September is also the month to remember an important chapter in Chilean history, by one of the heroes of my childhood favorites; Salvador Allende. The same day we remember the attacks on the WTC in New York. September also reminds us of the beginning and end of World War II.

En Septiembre perdí a una de las personas más importantes en mi vida. Septiembre me recuerda esa visita a las frías y descuidadas instalaciones médicas donde me despedí de ella, donde le hablé por última vez, esperando la noticia inminente de su fallecimiento.

In September I lost one of the most important people in my life. September reminds me that visit to the cold and careless medical facilities where I said goodbye to her, where I last spoke to her, waiting for the news of her imminent demise.

Septiembre es el mejor mes para visitar Nueva York. Septiembre es el mes de la semana de la moda y del US Open. Septiembre es el único mes donde miras a Ana Wintour afuera del desfile de Proenza Schouler y horas más tarde en el partido de Federer, sin perder su acostumbrada compostura.

September is the best month to visit New York. September is the month of fashion week and the US Open. September is the only month where you find Anna Wintour outside the Proenza Schouler show and hours later in the Federer match, without losing her usual composure.

Maybe some of you are not familiar with sports but definitely if you love fashion, you know something about Pitti Uomo. Everybody stumble twice a year into gorgeous pictures of beautiful guys dressing  impeccable suits in the streets of Italy, especially if you read some menswear blogs and visit sometimes in a while The Sartorialist and Jak and Jill.

Pitti is the unicorn paradise for menswear, the best fitting and fabrics are there, the classic designs and of course, the designers of tradition, those who made a statement about the elegance in men’s costumes. One of the most expected shows every year is Dolce and Gabanna, the guys with the best model line-up ever and a signature of modernity, sensuality merged with the classic style of every Italian design house.  Dolce and Gabanna are responsible to make Lionel Messi look great. If you are the best soccer player in the world, maybe the best in history, you better wear something more than nice. Year by year we saw the advance of style and risk into his outfits and today, in the ceremony of the the Ballon d’Or awards, we saw Messi wearing something shocking ( at least for those who are not get used to the flamboyant fashion spirit from McQueen to Della Russo), a polka dot suit with a matching bow tie.

I know, for me it was like “I love his suit! He looks so nice, must be a D&G!”, but for the sport commenters it was a disaster. They can´t explain exactly why, but it was a rare thing they couldn´t stand.  People started talking about the suit and if it was proper or not instead of the award itself.  Then my mind debate started.  Is my mind so freaked out about all the things I see every day on magazines, blogs and other inspirational sources that I can´t recognize when something is “normal” and “appropriate” and something is just wrong? Am I a fashion crazy person? Is that the reason why people always stare at my shoes in a weird way? I guess I went too far. 

The point is, Messi looks bananas in Dolce and Gabanna, without considering if the suit is over the top or not, he was comfortable and he also was following the dress-code. You can see the confidence in somebody´s face when something is right with the outfit, you can see it in the way he walked, the comfortable of every movement and corporal expression ( and even if he wasn´t, he looked so damn nice! ) I congratulate him for the award, is awesome to see him playing and become the best in front of our eyes. I also congratulate him for wearing without any fear the Dolce and Gabanna suit, even if is not the favorite between the crowd, it was his night and definitely the suit made him stand up.  Is not about what people thinks, is about the way you feel and how comfortable you are inside an outfit. The question is, what do you think? It was a goal or he missed the opportunity to score in fashion field? 

With Cristiano Ronaldo and Andrés Iniesta: (I love the Iniesta's navy option)

This is last year suit, a gorgeous velvet touch: 

And to follow up the debate, here is a funny note by USA Today, with this kind of comments:

“He looks like… ... a magician who works exclusively with white pigeons.” Or “ the third contestant eliminated from Project Runway.” And  “Cyndi Lauper's date to the 1986 Grammys”. Oh! Those funny guys.

    Yes, with Gerard Depardieu: