{"id":9543,"date":"2017-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.rftcjapan.org\/pickup-article\/two-double-mastectomy-survivors-walked-topless-down-a-runway-for-a-powerful-reason-2\/"},"modified":"2017-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T15:00:00","slug":"two-double-mastectomy-survivors-walked-topless-down-a-runway-for-a-powerful-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/pickup-article\/two-double-mastectomy-survivors-walked-topless-down-a-runway-for-a-powerful-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Double-Mastectomy Survivors Walked Topless Down A Runway For A Powerful Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Dominique Mosbergen | The Huffington Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a powerful moment: the event was a fashion show that sought to challenge normative ideas of gender and beauty, and there, walking the runway were two double mastectomy survivors, both topless and wearing nothing but underwear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two women are cancer survivors Emily Jensen and Melanie Testa, and they were modeling the creations of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.playout-underwear.com\/\" target=\"_hplink\">Play Out<\/a>, a New York City-based company that specializes in gender-inclusive undergarments. 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