APC bedding

A French designer by the name of Elodie Laleous has access to the fabric archives of APC and sells the fabric along with some pre-made items like duvets, pillows, blankets and even a child's playmat on her website for her Paris-based boutique Lab. She uses Liberty florals to complement the classic plaids and checks. The final product is beautiful and definitely on my wishlist for my new home, especially the yellow lambswool blanket.



There are also some foam "cubes" designed to function as little child seats or floor pillows.

I learned about Elodie and her cool designs on Remodelista.

Sandal competition

After looking for months for a cute and wearable sandal, I think I found it today: the Quelques Shoes de Plus suede flat wrap sandal available at No6 for $245. Now I just need to decide which color....
Runners-up in the sandal competition were:

the Quorra sandal from J.Crew $150 in mink

the Kork-Ease Ava sandal available at Urban $135

Belle by Sigerson Morrison gold twist sandal $240 at endless.com

6 by No 6 at Urban

Following in the path of others, No6 is doing a small line for Urban under the name "6 by No 6". The only dress in the collection is this cute all silk number available in red or black at the bargain price of $79. I am hoping my local Urban has it in stock so I can try it on. There are a few other nice items in the collaboration as well:
An interesting (although a little weird) lace bodysuit and some cute cutout oxfords.

coffee bars

Today was a day for sitting and enjoying. Found myself missing NYC while looking at a slideshow of the best coffee bars on Refinery29.

And, by the way...

Welcome to persimmon's new home on blogger!

steven alan summer dresses

sometimes i find Steven Alan stuff a little too boring or maybe because in NYC it's so ubiquitous, a veritable uniform for some. i have a few pieces but have never been a big fan. well for summer there are quite a few fun, flirty dresses on their site that are rather affordable compared with everything else I've have my eye on (uh, like Isabel Marant).

Petiole Dress - $195

I'm obsessed with navy right now. anything in navy looks so fresh, especially worn with black. The petiole dress would look great with a simple black cardigan and black Worishofer slingbacks.

Fairchild Dress - $248

This print is amazing. Busy and colorful without being too much. The silhouette comes in solid colors also and doesn't look nearly as good as in this fun paisley.

Gaby Dress - $248

Loving the one-shoulder, especially because EVERYONE is doing stripes. And yeah they are great but it's nice to see them refreshed.

Spring Vivian Dress - $298

I love the scoopneck on this dress and the print that looks like it belongs on a tie. The vivian dress also comes in a bright orange, which with the right accessories (and right skin tone) could look amazing.

Rachel Comey - Bimini Boot

I love the new Rachel Comey Bimini boot. The blunt toe combined with the laces and ankle strap with cutout almost seems too much but they work perfectly. And the seventies flared wood heel is my new favorite. I hope she uses it in her fall footwear collection as well. They are $404 at Totokaelo.

Hmmmm...

...think Sienna's look here is a bit much.