Um...seriously?

When my beloved Alice + Olivia rolled out this cheesy, hideous, costume-like marching band jacket and slapped a $550 price tag on it, I averted my eyes and pretended like I didn't see it, so I wouldn't think less of the brand.



Then I saw AKA New York's fall line with a nearly-identical version, and I knew I couldn't ignore this ugly truth any longer.





Seriously, what is going on?