How to Make a Sports Bra (from Men's Underwear)
I was in college when I first learned this was possible.
My friend Abbie, truly the first goddess I ever met, showed me how she turned a pair of tighty whities into a sports bra, merely by cutting out the crotch and sticking your head through the newly-formed neck hole. That summer this became my bathing suit - mens boxer briefs on the bottom, mens underwear-turned-bra top.
I think I have evidence of this, but we keep our non-digital photographs on a postcard rack — piles of pictures shoved together — my history and Abe’s meshed. This is an organizing task that will be completed someday. Hopefully before we die.
I was reminded of all of this when I was watching “Making the Cut” the other night. They mentioned how the first sports bra was invented by sewing two jock straps together. I did not bother getting out any needle/thread, I just took out a pair of pinking shears and cut, the scalloped edges adding a little flirty flair to these Calvin Klein Pride boxer b…