The street report: What people are wearing this week at the Union Square farmer’s market

There’s a beautiful and ancient tradition about open-air market shopping that is social and alive and inspiring -- the clothes are only half of it

See the last street report here.

There’s a tender quiet about the farmer’s market if you can get there early enough on a summer morning. When it’s really hot, you can smell the basil from two blocks away. The soft aroma almost creates the illusion of a breeze.

You hear the small murmur of transactions in progress, and produce bags crunching and bunching …