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This Plus-Size Clothing Business Faced A $90,000 Bill Because Of Tariffs. Then The Community Came Together To Help
"Not in a million years thought that this would ever happen," owner Devin Beach said.
September 18, 2026
Maya Kern stitched her clothing company together piece by piece, but now she and her partner are at risk of watching it all unravel because of tariffs.
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In many ways, Devin Beach and her wife, Kern, are living the American dream. Finding success in their small business, Maya Kern, a unique body-first clothing company in Minneapolis.
"Not in a million years thought that this would ever happen," Beach said. "We're doing our best to put good in the world in every way that we can."
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