However, despite the behaviour of the two women in the restaurant, many of Lauren's followers, as well as people who shared the post, supported her and gave her messages of encouragement (pictured left).

Currently, the post has been liked 53,787 times, with 5,384 shares, and 15,886 comments since Friday.

Comments included this one from user Kirstyanne Atkins ' I like your outfit I also like the line you used about being f***** by a unicorn sorry to admit but that did make me giggle. Fair play to you for going over and standing up for yourself there are too many bitter people in this world that ain't happy unless putting someone else down I personally take my hat off to you'

And commenter, Jo Lovett, posted 'Wear what you you want sweetheart. Don't fixate on what people say or think. In a few more years you'll have more dramas than what frock your wearing. Or maybe not? How deep you delve into your own life experience, will define your life.'

Ending her note, Lauren pointed to a greater problem in society that makes “strangers -of any gender- think it acceptable to humiliate a woman based on how she woke up that morning and got dressed to please herself”.

“So next time you catch yourself critiquing someone’s appearance negatively”, she continues, “maybe try to think instead of why you feel the need to make that horrible assessment? Are you intimidated by them? Are you sexualising them? Are you repulsed because they don’t adhere to your standards of beauty?”

“Then ask yourself why any of those things bother you in the first place.”

Have you ever experienced something similar to Lauren and what did you do?

Post goes viral after woman shares hurt at strangers who laughed at her outfit