On the streets of New York Fashion Week: Clothes that command attention

A pair of cardigans and skirts with all the vibrancy of a pack of Fruit Stripe gum. Photo: The New York Times

The latest installment of New York Fashion Week possessed a quality that can separate good fashion weeks from great ones: diversity.

This was not the contrived kind, when brands will nod to inclusivity by inviting certain guests or casting certain models in their shows. It was more natural.