A tall order
Finding trousers long enough has always been a problem, I mean, I’m not overly tall at 5”10 but there’s nothing worse than wearing a pair of trousers that look like they have been shrunk in the wash!
On my way to work today, I picked up a paper and was shocked to discover that the residents of Almoloya del Río a small village near Mexico City have the opposite problem! They rallied together in an attempt to break a Guinness world record by making a 60 meter-long pair of trousers in a bid to boost their local economy due to the recession.
In total, 1.8 thousand meters of fabric, and 10 thousand meters of thread were used to make the 60.1 meter long trousers. Village residents financed the tailoring of the long trousers with 44 people taking part in the production process.
The Almoloya Residents hoped that the tall trousers will break a Guinness World Record achieved two weeks ago by a Tunisian designer who made a pair of trousers with a 50 meter length. The trousers now hang in the village square from a large crane.
I don’t think anyone in the village will ever complain about the length of their trousers again!
Posted at 10:23AM Jul 29, 2009 by Long Tall Sally Admin in "Sam" Comments (0)
