As the pioneer of the trend ‘innerwear as outerwear’, Marlies Dekkers has proven her versatility without a doubt. Her designs are seen nationally and internationally as trendsetting, innovative and pioneering. Marlies Dekkers has changed the world of lingerie for good with her inspiring designs and personal philosophy. All her designs are inspired by her own vision on life, and she wants to give women more self confidence.
 

“The modern self-conscious woman knows that she only has to pull her seducer towards her, whilst she, as the seducer herself, with every initiative that she takes, shows her desires and thus her vulnerability.”

But, as the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard once stated in his work ‘Fatal Strategies’, the erotic object also has power. “In our theory of desire, the subject has an absolute privilege. The subject is the one who desires. But, if one takes the theory of desire, then it isn’t the subject that desires, butthe object that seduces. This makes for the subject to be fragile, because it can only desire, whilst the object is mighty because it knows how to use its lack of desire in its advantage. It knows how to provoke, to destroy, to glorify or to discourage.”

One of Marlies’ most important motto’s in life is “Dare to be.” To achieve this vision, Marlies Dekkers lets herself be inspired by artists, philosophers, film directors and choreographers. Her designs are known for their radiance of power, passion and confidence. Women dare to be themselves in her designs. Also, the pioneering design, perfect fit and the detailed finishing touches, make her creations unique.

Marlies Dekkers has changed the lingerie world for good. It’s her mission to share her philosophy with as many women around the world as possible. Marlies sees the female body as her canvas; with the famous play with lines in her designs the female body parts are accentuated.