Surplus Cats

What you are looking at is a rack from a thrift shop, and on this rack is a small handbag printed with a photo of a pope that I could not resist snapping with my crappy camera phone. The reddish background of the bag is actually somewhat shiny and iridescent, shifting from red to wine to black as your viewing angle changes. Sadly I didn’t think to look at the price. But really, would not divinely inspired accessories be priceless?

That is all of the information I have about this object, which is terribly real and not Photoshopped. I know that’s my thing and all, but this is no joke. I need to know why this exisits. At some point, someone thought that there was a market for papal purses made of shimmery synthetic materials and sized for night clubbing — you know, before it would find its way to the secondhand store where it would eventually be ressurected in the name of ironic hipster style. Who designed it? Who produced it? Who bought it to begin with and how did it find itself at the Red White & Blue? I want character sketches of all parties involved. I need some explanations!