A group of Democratic lawmakers announced the first-ever Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus to curb the ever-growing fast fashion epidemic. The founding members of the caucus and other sustainable fashion industry leaders, workers and influencers gathered on Capitol Hill last month to make the big announcement.
Pingree is a ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, meaning she works with the Environmental Protection Agency. She hopes that already having an established connection with the EPA will help the caucus create successful legislation.
The launch of the Slow Fashion Caucus gives us a powerful platform to forge ahead, Rotem said. Together, we can drive the fashion policy agenda forward and change the incentive structures to benefit our shared planet and resources.
I also like to thrift. This is a secondhand sweater and it looks great, right everybody? Pingree said. In fact, my bag is made of recycled leather. What slow fashion would mean to me is a production model that allows me and my fellow workers to be treated with respect at work, the garment worker said. Where my labor and skill are valued in the production process.
