New favourite website?

I stumbled across this website on Facebook recently and I honestly cannot get enough of it. Let me introduce you to... royalista.com.

For a self-proclaimed royalist, such as myself, this website is an absolute gem. Hours upon hours have been spent trawling this website, learning about the lives of the world's royals. Arguably, it's the royal version of the Daily Mail but who wouldn't want to know that Queen Letizia of Spain is rewearing a dress from 2012?! Scoff and call it banal, but for a girl who dreamed of being a princess growing up, it's an utterly delicious form of escapism.

I know that many people won't love it as very few people are as obsessed with the Royal Family as I am but I thought I would share nonetheless!

Verity xo

Scrunchie convert

For starters, where did this craze come from?!?! When people first started wearing scrunchies I must admit I was incredibly sceptical - memories of painful primary school ponytails didn't exactly make me want to scuttle off to get my mitts on one. In general, I've watched this trend with bemusement, baffled as to why so many girls my age (plus high profile celebrities such as Cressida Bonas and Pixie Lott) wanted to emulate Madonna circa 1985. Passing through Topshop a couple of months ago I spied a pretty nondescript black and white striped scrunchie going for only £2. On impulse I grabbed it, reasoning that as I was already going to spend £60+ in there, what difference would £2 make?

I love it. Initial scepticism forgotten, WHY DID SCRUNCHIES EVER GO OUT OF FASHION?! The kitsch, retro vibe that they add to any outfit is adorable and workable for a day-to-day look. And, a definite plus in my book is that they are absolutely ideal for a scruffy ponytail (a la Cressida Bonas) so you can look halfway decent when leaving home with minimal effort made.

Harper's Bazaar recently described the scrunchie as an "unsophisticated accessory" and although harsh, I see their point. It's not exactly a red carpet accessory but for the average person like you and me, our level of sophistication probably isn't quite on Harper's level so where's the harm in indulging in a little nostalgia?

Verity xo

Hello internet

So this is it, Florals and Feathers and my name's Verity and I'm an English Literature and Hispanic Studies student at Birmingham but originally from London. Like so many others, I would love somewhere to voice my views on anything and everything and so here it is.

This blog is pretty much going to be my crazy ramblings - what I'm loving and what I'm hating with a bit in between. As an avid fashion bunny you can expect a bit of that but also some lifestyle posts - who knows where the flow will take me?

As I'm in in my first year of a 4 year degree (and toying with the idea of an MA in translation or the like afterwards), career plans are a bit all over the place at the moment but something like PR or journalism is an idea I've toyed with from time to time so why not start a blog and get myself out there and doing something fun that could ultimately help a career?

I hope you'll enjoy my blog as much as I'm looking forward to writing it!

Verity xo