Marlies Dekkers (Dutch pronunciation:[mɑrˈlisˈdɛkərs]; born 29 November 1965 in Oosterhout) is a Dutch fashion designer known for her lingerie line Undressed.
Designs by Marlies DekkersDesigns from a retrospective exhibit, "15 Years of Marlies Dekkers", in Rotterdam
She studied at the Art school in Breda, from which she graduated cum laude (with distinction) in 1991. With the aid of a government grant, she launched, two years later in 1993, her first collection of items under the fashion label Undressed, heralded at the time as a new approach to designing lingerie.
In 1996, Dekkers married Peter Wagenaar, a photographer. The couple have one daughter Zilver (Silver in Dutch). Wagenaar was also a member of the board of Marlies Dekkers' company. When the couple divorced in 2006, Wagenaar also left the company.
The Marlies Dekkers brand (stylized in print as "marlies|dekkers") is sold in 1000 Marlies Dekkers stores worldwide in cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Paris, Bangkok, Berlin, Moscow and Cologne. A store was briefly opened in New York from December 2008 to March 2009.[1] and in Utrecht at the end of 2008. The products are also sold on-line.
There are 4 additional locations that carry marlies|dekkers. The newest of these locations, Uplift Intimate Apparel, opened in 2017 in Carmel, Indiana, and carries a wide variety of her styles. In Salt Lake City, Utah, the BraBar|boutique, which opened in 2012, carries UNDRESSED and marlies|dekkers. Estilo established marlies|dekkers sales in 2009, and the Australasian relater Myer carries this brand.
