When it comes to his personal style, Sam Smith has never been one to play it safe. This week marked a notable fashion first for the singer-songwriter, who hit the 2019 GQ Men of the Year Awards in London in a pair of black Gucci heels.

The four-time Grammy winner posted a snapshot of his footwear on Instagram , along with a caption describing Tuesday nights personal significance.

Tonight I wore heels for the first time to an award show, wrote Smith, who publicly identified as genderqueer and nonbinary earlier this year. Ive just got home from a gorgeous evening and as I was walking to my front door I stopped and listened to my heels clonking against the floor. And I just thought FUCK YES!!

There was a time where I thought Id never ever ever be able to be myself like this in front of the industry or anyone, he wrote, adding: Theyll always be my virgin heels.