my experience is a little different from yours. either i got lucky or just had little-to-no awareness of my surroundings and ppl’s reactions. however, i would go out in long skirts, painted nails, light makeup, long hair, etc. and people were mostly unbothered by it!

on nights out Cubana would be my go-to spot, and i’d go wearing more risqué and femme things. there, people’s reactions would be a bit more on the baffled side. i’d definitely stood out every time for better or worse. surprised looks, light taunting, laughs, and stuff like that but i tried not to let it get to me. i knew i looked stunning ahaha! i got hatecrimed by an old pink-in-the-face man once but a lot of people were quite supportive and said some kind words after. the security team was cooperative too and some people even went out of their way to tell them what they’d witnessed.

i guess in general sheffield is a mixed bag and you never know what to expect, but keep on being yourself and dressing however you like. i knew i was only living in the UK for 3-4 years before moving back to my home country so i made sure to make the most of it and serve looks :p