rompers everywhere - avert your eyes! plus the JCrew factory handbags, an incipient danger for travellers

We've discussed the "onesie for adults" a few times, and I now feel obligated to warn adult and near-adult women of a trendlet which will does not seem to be going away soon enough. I was pleased (yes, I know this is small, but that's how I felt) to see rompers marked down on the J.Crew website, so imagine my refined cries of horror when I opened an e-mail from Lands' End Canvas. They were delighted to advise me that a "classic" chambray romper is now available at their site. This is not a happy development. It is item no. 40333-3X71, for $59.50 (before any promos). In the interests of fashion integrity I am not providing a link.

Out of morbid curiosity, I checked Nordstrom's site - 27 "adult" rompers came up, but this included a few jumpsuit/catsuit thingies, and Bloomingdale's site - 47 "adult" rompers, also including a few (only a few) jumpsuit/catsuits. 

Where on earth would one wear a silk romper with built-in bra cups (Nordies)? To make a presentation on currency conversion fluctuations before the IMF? Please share...

Oh, and this weekend my curiosity got the better of me and I popped into my friendly neighborhood Crewlet to look at the Factory handbags. Not a good idea, J.Crew. The proportions aren't terrible, but the leather doesn't really feel or look like leather, and the cream- or ivory-colored fabric straps on some items are a disaster in waiting. At best, they'll attract dirt and grime, at worst, pickpockets of the "slash-and-grab" variety.