First Global Warming, Now This...

What the heck is going on in the world when gauchos and these horrible bags (shown below) are allowed out in public without any consequences or retribution? Hello? Am I missing something? These are NOT cute! These are somebody's Grandmother gone horribly wrong. Somebody's unfashionable, not of sound mind Grandmother gone horribly wrong. I am not joking when I say they are everywhere. Who makes them? I'm under the impression that it must be someone on the high end of the fashion spectrum, simply because almost all of the ladies that I've encountered that own these bags are wealthy, must out-do the Jones' types. Honestly, can anyone explain this to me? In all fairness, I should mention that this is one of the better ones. I didn't choose the worst. What does that tell you?? Hmmm? THEY ONLY GET WORSE.
*Thanks to Jennifer for informing me that Vera Bradley is the one responsible for these fashion abominations.