Being alt around judgment people
Hello everyone! Ill try to keep this brief
So, im a 22 yr old dude and I'm a 3rd year uni study, currently studying dentistry. Ive been dipping my toes in more alternative fashion lately, or, better yet, ive always been someone who dressed in a fairly eccentric way but ive been lookin into more "consistent" styles with musical sub cultures attached. So far, ive been havin a great time figuring out what to wear and finding new music. However, something has been weighing me down substantially: my peers. Look, i really dont wanna judge any of em, but whenever i come to class wearing something "unusual" (basically anything that isnt jeans + a tshirt) theyre so quick to judge, snickering behind me and even giving me sarcastic compliments ("wow, that tie sure is a choice!" Or "well you're brave for wearing that", along those lines yknow), none of em have been outright hostile of violent but i can reaaaally feel they think im weird and lame. I would love to experiment more but these attitudes and comments sorta bring me down. None of the fits ive been wearing are even as alt as id like em to be...
Tl;dr -> how do you guys keep your alt spirits high when the people who surround you dont exactly think youre cool?