Live and (somewhat) in person

New York Fashion Week is back!

One thing fashion has always done is reflect what’s happening in the culture around it. So it will come as little surprise that this season’s New York Fashion Week will be morphing once again — as it has dramatically done over the last several years.

Taking place through Sunday, many shows continue past seasons’ trends of showcasing collections using different mediums — big production value, prerecorded films, as well as livestreamed digital presentations.

But most notably, some shows are in-person again, with houses like Moschino, Christian

Siriano and Michael Kors presenting collections before real, live audiences. Attendees must mask and show proof of vax. (Attendees under the age of 16 will need proof of a negative COVID-19 test result.) This is in keeping with NYC’s latest requirement in response to the rise

in delta variant cases, calling for proof of vaccination when residents enter businesses like gyms, clubs, restaurants and such.

Many in-person shows are also being held outdoors all over the city, with audience numbers cut in half. Battery Park was Prabal Gurung’s pick for a spot to hold his show, for example.

Yesterday saw highlights from Ulla Johnson, who chose Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island as the site for her show.

And on Sunday, Tori Burch will be taking over the space just outside her sparkling, new boutique on Mercer Street. Fans of Collina Strada will note designer Hillary Taymour strutted her hugely colorful, pattern-festooned (so many overlapping stars and technicolor swirls!) stuff at Brooklyn Grange’s rooftop garden in Sunset Park; just as Monse unveiled its collection at the Pier 62 skatepark.

Meanwhile on Sunday, Chromat will roll out designer Becca McCharen-Tran’s body-conscious, body-positive designs at the People’s Beach in Queens.

Speaking of model diversity, on Tuesday Christian Siriano kicked off the week by continuing the brand’s now well-established tradition of employing and sending all kinds of model body types and backgrounds down the runway. And looks ranged from light tangerine-hued, asymmetrical pantsuits (highlighting every curve along the way) and demure, off-the shoulder cocktail dresses in sandy cream to ruched polka dot numbers that would be as at home in a Caribbean club as a Boston rooftop bar.

GETTy ImAgES pHOTOS GREEN SCENE: Guests record the runway at the Ulla Johnson show at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Wednesday during New York Fashion Week.

BRIGHT SPOT: A model walks the runway at Collina Strada Spring/ Summer 2022 show at the Brooklyn Grange rooftop garden.

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Models pose at the Tanya Taylor Spring/Summer 2022 show Wednesday at Dumbo, Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week.

STAR ATTRACTION: A fun, colorful print stands out at the Collina Strada show at the Brooklyn Grange rooftop garden.

TAKING WING: Dramatic sleeves are spotlighted at Christian Siriano’s New York Fashion Week show at Gotham Hall.

DRAMATIC SILHOUETTE: Puffed sleeves and skirt stand out on a Christian Siriano gown at the designer’s show at Gotham Hall.