A tailor who fled from Syria makes the largest pants in the world. It is 70 meters long and weighs 700 kg
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A tailor in Switzerland has made pants that are almost 70 meters long and weigh 700 kilograms in the hope of breaking a world record and officially becoming the world's largest.
The oversized trousers were displayed to local residents in the town of Beerumünster on Sunday.
It took Kilish, a tailor who fled Syria years ago, eight months to make the pants using a regular sewing machine.
He hopes to join the Guinness Book of World Records.
If successful, Kelish plans to make 12,000 bags of shorts to donate or sell at local stores.
"This is an opportunity to raise awareness about plastic pollution on our planet," Patrick Korschelas, who supported Kelish in his endeavour, told dpa.
He added that Kilic fled from Syria to Switzerland 11 years ago, and had always dreamed of a similar project.
He explained that 50 people were helping him lift the fabric with a special technique while sewing.
The fabric costs 4,000 euros ($4,700) to make the pants, sponsored by a donor who does not want to be identified.
The current world record for the longest pants was set in 2019 with a length of 65.5 meters in Lima, Peru.
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