$1000.00 is a lot of money, but I have several distinctly middle class friends who have bags that cost that much or more. Ridiculous? Perhaps. But many women love handbags.
Wake me when she buys a Hermes Birkin or something similar.
I am distinctly middle class and have a clothes and accessory thing. I shop very smart and own some really nice stuff. I have a Chanel and an LV that both cost more than that bag.....they look better too.