Clothing World Records

Emily Spivack, an artist who collects used articles of clothing and tells stories about them on her Sentimental Value blog, opened five eBay packages in one minute. Spivack set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS20][]

This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Jessica Wright and Alex Yule swapped 11 articles of clothing in a shower in 30 seconds. Wright and Yule achieved the feat at the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival[] in George, Washington. The record was set inside got2b’s World’s Biggest Shower, a featured festival attraction. [#SMF01][]

Greg Pettit put on 223 articles of clothing at once, drove them to a Salvation Army clothing bank in his Ford Fusion, removed them one by one and donated them to the bank. Petit set the record as part of Fusion 41, a URDB World Record Challenge created by the Ford Motor Company.

Peter Craig opened a suitcase and put on a suit in 17.24 seconds. This record was one of 14 records Craig broke while setting the record for Most URDB World Records Broken In 10 Minutes.

Elna Baker wore 114 party hats at the same time. The record was set at a St. Patrick’s-themed World Record Appreciation Society[] event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS13][] tag:RecordSetterBook01

Alex Young knit a scarf measuring 5 feet, 8 inches in two hours, a new world record. She used size 17 U.S. needles and two huge balls of yarn. Young knit the scarf on May 20, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to document the feat. #WRAS06 #RecordSetterBook01

Laura Tolley had 103 bridesmaids for her wedding to Fred Brown. The bridal party consisted of 90 women and 13 men, all wearing dresses. Tolley’s original intent was to be recognized by Guinness World Records[], but they denied her submission on grounds that the bridesmaids didn’t have matching dresses.

Matt Parker jumped over the hoods of two cars 9 times while barefoot, wearing a green blazer, and holding a paper mache seahorse. His tenth jump exceded the time limit.

Ian Kalman has two URDB patches on his shirt, a new world record. He’s maintained he’ll spend the rest of his life earning patches by setting more world records. The shirt was documented on June 17, 2009 at Kalman’s home in San Francisco, California.

Jake Bronstein wore eight pairs of colored mens briefs at one time. The record was set at a St. Patrick’s-themed World Record Appreciation Society[] event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS13][]

Ben Carter of Wieden Kennedy’s Team Light Green had the bra he was wearing snapped 152 times in one minute by his teammate. The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at the agency’s 28th annual Founders’ Dayparty.RecordSetter co-foundersDan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event. [#FD28][]

Identical twins Todd and Adam Stone removed a total of 21 articles of clothing during their three minute stand-up comedy set. They set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event held at Joe’s Pub[] in New York City. The event was a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research[]. [#RSLIVE22][]

Jeff put on 18 seperate articles of clothing in three minutes.

In honor of the Royal Wedding, Jon Burkhart stuffed 13 Royal Wedding-related souvenirs down the wedding dress he was wearing in 30 seconds.The record was part of an Urgent Genius project. http://www.urgentgenius.com/