{"id":364063,"date":"2025-11-08T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/364063\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:00:25","slug":"san-diego-city-council-declares-second-sunday-of-november-as-slow-fashion-day-in-san-diego-nbc-7-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/364063\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego City Council declares second Sunday of November as Slow Fashion Day in San Diego \u2013 NBC 7 San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City of San Diego took a stand this week in the fight to combat textile waste.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, San Diego City Council designated the second Sunday of November as Slow Fashion Day across San Diego, the first major U.S. city to officially recognize a Slow Fashion Day. Organizers say this will help build a sustainability movement in the region and make the city a model for other cities across the country looking to become more eco-conscious.<\/p>\n<p>Slow fashion is the opposite of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/nbc-7-responds-2\/fast-fashion-what-it-is-and-how-it-hurts-the-environment\/3286900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fast fashion<\/a>, which is the design, creation, and marketing of trendy clothing made quickly and cheaply available to customers, according to the Associated Press. Fast fashion takes a huge toll on the environment. The <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2019\/03\/1035161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations said this business model is largely responsible<\/a> for the climate crisis, positioning itself as the second-most polluting industry on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNBC 7&#8217;s Melissa Sandoval explains how our love for fashion could be clashing with the love for the planet.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, slow fashion advocates for a manufacturing system which respects people, the environment and animals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barrio Logan textile artist Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski and organizer Chris Carson, along with Councilmember Vivian Moreno, championed the effort for Slow Fashion Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez-Biezunski founded and runs <a href=\"https:\/\/sewloka.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sew Loka<\/a>, a slow fashion business in the heart of Barrio Logan\u2019s vibrant artists community. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a proclamation \u2013 it\u2019s a commitment to transform how our community thinks about clothing,\u201d Rodriguez-Biezunski told NBC 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The seamstress added that city council\u2019s official support legitimizes the sustainability movement and conveys to the community that it isn\u2019t just a trend, but their future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis proclamation will help us secure resources, build partnerships with schools and businesses, and make Slow Fashion Day an annual tradition that grows stronger each year,\u201d Rodriguez-Biezunski said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 people are expected to attend a celebration of the first annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQqeuPTjiI0\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slow Fashion Day<\/a> in downtown San Diego on Sunday. The free event will feature an upcycled fashion show, upcycling workshops, local sustainable vendors, a sustainability panel, live music, food, drinks and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place at The Lane event venue on the second floor from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring a piece of clothing from home to upcycle or repair.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/29D172FE-5D6E-4E76-8DAF-154B9312FC3B.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>San Diego City Council proclaimed the second Sunday of November as Slow Fashion Day in the city on Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo credit: Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of San Diego took a stand this week in the fight to combat textile waste. 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