Black cherry is a beautiful color, but at the Macy's by me the two duffles they have on display seem to be slightly different from each other - one seems a bit darker than the other. I don't know if it was the lighting or my eyesight or some combination of the two. The SA did see what I was talking about though, so I'm going with the understanding that its not uniform.
I got the duffle in violet and I really don't carry too much - cellphone, keys, wallet (accordion zip around) and a wristlet (the large audrey wristlet from last year stuffed with
coach receipts) and there is plenty of room inside for more stuff. But given how nicely the duffle slouches, it doesn't seem massive. I did get the graphite/berry duffle in the larger size and even though I was worried that it would be huge, once the slouch sets in, it drapes beautifully.
I love love love the violet color - not what you are looking at I know, but just had to say that. I'm beginning to wonder why I dragged my feet so long on the duffle, because it really is a bag made for me.
I think the persimmon is a brighter shade of orange than the burnt orange - it is a little more muted, at least to my eye.
Nandini