# @friskmegood on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdljoJDxIYU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70682571-friskmegood-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3cb876f2ed.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T10:54:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** cierra boyd (@friskmegood) — https://gondola.cc/friskmegood

## Caption

A lot of y’all ain’t gonna like this, but I’m tired of being silent about it, I’m about to speak my mind. You weren’t invited to Fashion Week. You were invited to pay them!!!

Fashion Week has become way too pay to play. I’ve been getting “invited” to Fashion Week opportunities since the beginning of my career, and so many of them felt less like an opportunity and more like someone trying to prey on my dreams as a young designer.

I made a promise to myself early on that I would never pay just to showcase in a fashion show, and I wanted to see what happened if I put that money, time, and energy into myself instead + I’ve seen nothing but growth.

Exposure isn’t currency. You should always be invited, not invoiced!!

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk (;
#fashiondesigner #nyfw #fashionindustry #fashionweek #fyp

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- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 1,629
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- **Comments:** 221

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| cierra boyd | @friskmegood | https://gondola.cc/friskmegood | Freelance Designer |

## Tags

nyfw, fashiondesigner, fyp, fashionindustry, fashionweek

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