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Designer accuses Blackpink Lisa of STEALING her designs, fans bring receipts demanding an apology

Designer Cierra Boyd is now facing heat from fans for wrongfully claiming that the Sevali outfit Lisa wore was stolen from her original design

Twitter user @friskmegood (aka Cierra Boyd) who is a stylist and fashion designer is now going viral in multiple K-pop fandoms as she accuses stylists of K-pop idols for stealing her designs and claiming them as their own. Upcycling accessories and using them as something that they were not intended to be used for is a fashion statement everyone loves and sneakers seem to be the best fit in the upcycled fashion industry.

In a Twitter thread posted on their account friskmegood -- the designer -- claims that members of JYPE’s rookie group NMIXX, STAYC as well as Blackpink were all seen wearing her original designs. In their original tweet, Cierra Boyd stated that NMIXX’s stylist Ahn Dooho (user @dooho on Instagram) had stolen their original sneaker corset design that user friskmegood had first released three years ago.

Now, NMIXX’s stylist Ahn Dooho credited Cierra after facing a lot of backlash from her fans. Although Cierra herself has landed in hot water with Blinks as her initial claims over Lisa’s outfit have backfired on her.

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Blinks bring receipts to friskmegood

Following the accusation, stylist Cierra also claimed that not just NMIXX, but Blackpink’s Lisa was the first K-pop idol she saw wearing something that her brand ‘friskmegood’ first made for a competition which they are not getting credited for. Cierra responded to a fan that shared Lisa’s outfit from Blackpink’s 2020 single, ‘Lovesick Girls’ music video where Lisa is seen wearing an upcycled sneaker halter top that somewhat resembles OP's original sneaker corset design, but not completely.

After Blinks provided multiple receipts claiming that the designs from Cierra are nowhere close to what Lisa was wearing, they also alleged that Cierra (friskmegood) had taken inspiration for her designs after liking a post on the model, Jazzelle Zanaughtti’s Instagram account -- uglyworlwide. Fans also brought receipts showing Cierra that the outfit Lisa wore was designed by the upcycling brand Sevali that have been upcycling sneakers since way back in 2016.

After faced a lot of heat from Blinks around the world Cierra has now acknowledged that the design that Lisa wore, which she originally claimed were hers, were in fact different, but has yet to apologize to the brand as well as the Blackpink member for wrongfully claiming the design was stolen.

'You got exposed'

One fan said, "You got exposed and now you want to play victim? please spare us some drama and delete your post regarding lisa." Another fan said, "Then u shouldn't start shit and now you're playing the victim card lmaooo." The designer also mockingly asked Blinks lashing out at her 'Who is Lisa?' to which a fan said, "Be careful, there's always a receipt," claiming that Cierra already knew Lisa and is only tweeting about her to act petty. One more fan said, "Should've just deleted ur reply ab Lisa & u saw she's wearing Sevali's corset... :/ They worked on these kinds of designs way back in 2016. Many here thought u came up w the idea to use sneakers for such designs in 2019 & it prob would've stayed that way if u ignored that reply."

One fan said, "You just made the mistake of your life." One fan said, "You don't have to know them individually unless you're that relevant in fashion industry, you just have to apologize to #sevali and especially to #lisa for accusing them of stealing your design." One more fan stated, "
This is why you have to conduct thorough research, stop trying to claim something that isn’t yours to begin with. What Lisa was wearing was an upcycled sneakers top from Sevali, they started to release such kind of outfit year 2017, while you started yours year 2019. Your works." One fan said, "How about a video apology with tears."

One more fan said, "Lisa's top is from SEVALI collection 03 since 2017. Focus on your work being stolen, not accusing others." One fan pointed, "U deserve to get credited for the design they stole from u but our point still stands. APOLOGIZE FOR WRONGLY ACCUSING LISA." One more fan said, "Wow u r getting roasted in the comments @friskmegood i can’t but tbf U got ur credits for ur work in that JYP girl’s outfit. NOW it’s time to apologise to LISA cuz u wrongly accused her of wearing ur work. It’s SEVALI’s work NOT yours! We got receipts we know the truth!"