Summer unofficially began early this year—on May 12, to be exact. That's when Paige DeSorbo 's lounge and sleepwear label Daphne launched its 26-piece summer collection, modeled around Manhattan by the brand's founder. "New York was truly an unpaid actor," DeSorbo tells Marie Claire. Photographer Chris White captured her on a double-decker bus, wearing the line's new $95 Eyelet Lobby Shirt and $78 Excursion Short. (Oh, and a styrofoam Statue of Liberty crown.) "It's been one year since Daphne [debuted] and I just feel like New York City has played such a role [..] that it deserved to shine in this collection," she says. "So many people talk about getting out of the city for the summer, but sometimes the city in the extreme heat can be really fun." Even an afternoon in the Time Square's notoriously crowded streets looks relaxing in her easy-breezy matching set . Paige DeSorbo wears almost all-Daphne for her summer 2026 campaign.…