diff --git a/src/output/lsc.rs b/src/output/lsc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177f4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/output/lsc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use ansi_term::Style;
+use ansi_term::Colour::*;
+
+
+pub struct LSColors<'var> {
+	contents: HashMap<&'var str, &'var str>
+}
+
+impl<'var> LSColors<'var> {
+    fn parse(input: &'var str) -> LSColors<'var> {
+        let contents = input.split(":")
+                            .flat_map(|mapping| {
+
+            let bits = mapping.split("=")
+                              .take(3)
+                              .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            if bits.len() == 2 { Some((bits[0], bits[1])) }
+                          else { None }
+        }).collect();
+        LSColors { contents }
+    }
+
+    fn get(&self, facet_name: &str) -> Option<Style> {
+        self.contents.get(facet_name).and_then(ansi_to_style)
+    }
+}
+
+fn ansi_to_style(ansi: &&str) -> Option<Style> {
+    match *ansi {
+        "31" => Some(Red.normal()),
+        "34" => Some(Blue.normal()),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_empty() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), None);
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get(""), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_gibberish() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("gibberish");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), None);
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("gibberish"), None);
+    }
+
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_one() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("di=34");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), Some(Blue.normal()));
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("ln"), None);
+    }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_and_ignore_one() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("di=34=56");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_and_ignore_again() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("di=");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), None);
+    }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_and_ignore_other() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("=id");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), None);
+    }
+
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_and_ignore_equals() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("=");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), None);
+    }
+
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_two() {
+        let lsc = LSColors::parse("di=34:ln=31");
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("di"), Some(Blue.normal()));
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("ln"), Some(Red.normal()));
+        assert_eq!(lsc.get("cd"), None);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/output/mod.rs b/src/output/mod.rs
index e5e42b1..305deae 100644
--- a/src/output/mod.rs
+++ b/src/output/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use output::file_name::FileStyle;
 pub use self::cell::{TextCell, TextCellContents, DisplayWidth};
 pub use self::colours::Colours;
 pub use self::escape::escape;
+pub use self::lsc::LSColors;
 
 pub mod details;
 pub mod file_name;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ pub mod time;
 mod cell;
 mod colours;
 mod escape;
+mod lsc;
 mod render;
 mod tree;