Every year, I go into fall kicking and screaming, and clutching onto my summer whites like Kyle Cooke clings to the last weekend of August—and his youth. I'm never quite ready to retire my flip-flops for the season or pledge my allegiance to knitwear, but at least my fave (former) Bravolebrity-slash-fashion mentor, Paige DeSorbo, is helping make that transition a little easier this go-around.
ICYMI, the Daphne founder hosts her own Amazon livestream and it's basically an online style school complete with her signature one-liners and the occasional side of (perfectly delivered) shade—which, side note, is really helping with the Summer House withdrawals. In the most recent episode, Paige gives us a full rundown of her latest Amazon haul and everything she's keeping/returning for fall—and I, for one, am taking notes! I could feel my steel grip on on the season loosening with every cutie coat and affordable Mary jane flat.
One item that's a non-negotiable in Paige's fall wardrobe? A good cardigan. In fact, she has the same Amazon one in multiple colors and sizes.
"This black one, I have in a size XS because I wanted it to be a little more fitted," she explains while showing off the $35 style. "I also have a white one in a medium, because I wanted it a little bigger and then I have a pink one in just a small. Cardigans really run all different sizes in terms of how you want them to fit."
She raves about the design's "no collar" collar—"I feel like it's a little chiller over a tank top or a t-shirt"—as well as the the lightweight knit fabric and buttons. "There are a lot cardigans that I won’t get them because the buttons are off," Paige adds. "I’m like, 'who picked the button for this outfit because it’s all wrong!'"
While there were a few items from the haul Paige didn't love quite enough to keep—like this polka dot midi skirt that she says isn't necessary for fall—her fave jackets were a non-negotiable. And good news for us, they're all under $50. This on-sale suede style looked so much more expensive in person while the oversized bomber was a surprising win that fit too well to return—Paige's words!
Since a seasonal shopping spree isn't complete without a few new shoes (I don't make the rules! I just enforce them!), I was fully sat for the accessories segment.
"These loafers I’m obsessed with. They’re kind of giving expensive designer vibes," Paige says of the $41 style. "This is giving more of a YSL vibe," she adds, before holding up a second pair that she says gives more Bottega. "I'm obsessed with both of these. "
She even found an autumnal replacement for the pair of ballet flats she wore all summer and "beat up." And despite their $40 price tag, they look "so much more expensive than they are."
Me? I'll be living in these jeans and an oversized sweater until Paige tells me to start dressing for spring <3
Megan Schaltegger is an NYC-based writer. She loves strong coffee, eating her way through the Manhattan food scene, and her dog, Murray. She promises not to talk about herself in third person IRL.
























