All the world’s a runway and everyone’s a model

Spring is in the air and eye-catching fashion, as usual Downtown, is everywhere. Clockwise from above left: This woman in Union Square called her colorful and interesting outfit “post-modern”; texting is as much a part of fashion nowadays as comfortable standbys like sweats and a jean jacket; a man rocked a black leather look with cap and jacket, plus a cane; finding a sliver of sunlight to stand in on Eighth St., a woman struck an insouciant pose in a white down coat.