FlatWear in the News
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Our mission at FlatWear is two fold—to support flat closure by designing stylish, well-fitting clothes that honor and respect the choice to live flat, and to promote flat as a healthy, valid option after a mastectomy.
More than 60,000 women in the U.S. go flat every year — yet most people have never even heard of flat closure.
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October 17, 2025
In an evening of visual story telling at the Strand Theater in Rockland, FlatWear founders Becky & Tracy talk about flat closure, why it matters, and how fashion can help the flat community. The PechaKucha format is a unique presentation style where eight individuals share their work, ideas, and creative process with a 20-second-per-image, 20-image slideshow. Each of the evening’s presenters will provide a six minute and 40 second glimpse into their craft. As PechaKucha International frames it, these gatherings are a place to “Share your passion, tell your story, find your people.”
FlatWear Talks About Going Flat
November 20, 2024
Two local women are at full throttle in establishing their new venture, FlatWear Clothing, a line of fashion created in Camden, and inspired by a need to support women who have undergone mastectomies and have chosen a flat closure.
Pen Bay Pilot Feature
November 8, 2024
Becky Johnson and Tracy Friden are excited to open FlatWear Clothing this Spring, 2025. Their online shop will sell clothes designed to fit the growing community of breast cancer survivors who choose aesthetic flat closure after a mastectomy.
Ask Ellyn Blog Episode
November 4, 2024
FlatWear Clothing is Camden Famous
Launching in Spring 2025, FlatWear Clothing is a passion project from Becky Johnson and Tracy Friden, designed to support women who choose flat closure after a mastectomy. After Becky’s own cancer diagnosis in 2019 and subsequent decision to go flat, she struggled to find clothes that fit. “Most women’s clothes are designed for curves,” she says. Finding nothing for women like herself was the spark for FlatWear.
October 23, 2024
As a breast cancer survivor, FlatWear Co-Founder Becky Johnson is a “model of inspiration” for the BCA fashion show fundraiser. Breast Cancer Alliance raises money to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. Learn more at breastcanceralliance.org
Becky is a Model of Inspiration for Breast Cancer Alliance
October 7, 2024
This Is My Silver Lining podcast host, Ingrid Busson, asks about how we met, the motivation behind FlatWear Clothing, and how this silver lining opportunity came to be. Find out how it all started on this uplifting podcast.