fall is in the air!

after a cold, rainy saturday followed by a chilly, sunny sunday i am pretty much positive that fall has come to iowa. which i personally love. i already have accepted it and am looking forward to yummy sweaters, boots and jeans. the problem? i am in desperate need of a new fall wardrobe.

i have been wanting my wardrobe to "grow up" (hello, big girl job for almost a year and i'm still wearing the jeans chef got me two years ago...) in the office as well as outside of work. i have a clear picture of what i want to look like in my head. it's basically this:

all i want to do is introduce a little more polish to my wardrobe.

i think i will start with this:

i am now accepting donations for the 'monica needs a new wardrobe' fund.

what are you going to wear this fall?

(all images from jcrew & gap)