Longest bridal train hits the sky

Emma, a 17 year-old model, waves from a hot air balloon as she wears the wedding dress with the longest train in the world during a Guinness World Record attempt in Bucharest. The 2,750 meter long train broke a previous record of 2,488 meters. It is made of 4,700 meters of material using 1,857 needles, taking 100 days to made. (REUTERS)

Published Wednesday, March 21, 2012

By AP

A hot air balloon has flown over downtown Bucharest carrying a model wearing what is now regarded as the world's longest bridal train.

The nearly 3km ivory train on the model's wedding gown billowed out over a main boulevard in Romania's capital.

The Guinness Book of World Records recently recognised the item on the silk and lace wedding gown as the longest bridal train, beating a previous record held by a Dutch designer.

But pedestrians didn't seem to make much of the media event, which was organised by the artefact's creators: the Andree Salon fashion house and the organisers of this year's biannual Wedding Fair in Bucharest.

A few bystanders looked up at the balloon, but many others ignored it.

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