Black-owned Divine Magazine putting spotlight on Detroit fashion

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Black-owned Divine Magazine putting spotlight on Detroit fashion

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Published on Jun 30, 2025, 4:44:34 PM
Total time: 00:15:30

Episode Description

A newly founded Black-owned magazine in Detroit is trying to show its readers that everyone can live a life of luxury. 

Divine Magazine highlights Detroit’s creatives and fashion designers, at a time when the fashion world is paying more and more attention to what’s being made in Detroit. 

Charde Goins, Detroit native and editor-in-chief of Divine Magazine, says she has always expressed herself as a creative through her clothing, and she got the idea to start a fashion magazine after graduating from Central Michigan University. 

Goins joined The Metro to share what inspires her about Detroit's fashion scene and the journey of launching her own fashion magazine.

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