not only do i love

jessica alba, but i adore fall fashion. i have been following 'frugal fashionista' for awhile now and here is one idea that i have ripped off of that site that i would LOVE to recreate from my own closet.

if you havent already you must check out frugal-fashionistas.com. i get all giddy finding high fashion for bargain prices, dont you?

although many

refuse to toss out their flip-flops in the fall and winter weather, i will be doing so. and possibly getting cozy with these little numbers.

one fantastic thing about fall . . . socks.

the end of summer

means the beginning of fall.

i am really really bummed that the summer is drawing to a close - to get me through this realization period that the warm sun will in fact will disappear, that my tan will fade and that the pool is officially closed i have wrapped myself up in staying up on the new trends for fall.

here are a few selections - pieces all under $100 - that i liked from instyle's editors picks:

* i am loving the leather biker jacket. bad*a meets chic.