I’ll live in my light jacket for a month or so, but after that, it only comes out for strangely warm days or as a layer underneath a winter coat. So I don’t think it should cost a fortune (that winter coat is another story).

We had an easy time finding six fall-appropriate options under $100 by looking in slightly unexpected places (ShopMamie, a small site where everything’s in that budget, and Delia’s, which sells teen clothes) and at less-expensive fabrics (sophisticated jacket shapes in cotton jersey from Express and Modcloth).

Looking towards winter? Check our coat trends guide for this season’s styles.

Light jacket trenchLight jacket kensie girl

Light jacket faux leatherLight jacket cuffed peacoat
Light jacket twillLight jaket military

Clockwise from top left:

Belted trench coat, $89 at ShopMamie

Kensie Girl cotton jacket, $64 at Modcloth

Cuffed Peacoat, $89.50 at Delia’s

Cotton military jacket, $79.50 at Express

Twill Hooded Jacket, $25 at Old Navy

Faux-leather Motor Scooter Jacket, $65 at Modcloth

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