marlies dekkers - curriculum vitae

personal column
name	Elisabeth Maria Johanna Dekkers
adress	Mathenesserlaan 376 3023 HB Rotterdam
date of birth	29 November 1965
place of birth	Oosterhout, The Netherlands
civil status	unmarried
children	1 daughter, Zilver

education
1977-1981	L.E.A.O. (lower economic and administrative school), Oosterhout Diploma awarded
1981-1982	M.A.V.O. (lower general secondary school), Breda Diploma awarded
1983-1986	V.H.B.O. (comprehensive school and technical college), Breda Secondary leaving certificate awarded
1986-1991	Academic for Art and Design, fashion major, Breda graduated with distinction

career
1993 - present	In 1993 Marlies Dekkers started up her own lingerie brand Undressed with a fax next to her pillow and a grant from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Driven by the desire to use her talents she produced a lingerie line which would help women to feel better about themselves and their bodies. Supported by her then partner Peter Wagenaar and her sister Anja, the designer managed to build up that cottage industry into what is today the MD Group: a company with around 100 employees and offices in the Netherlands and Hong Kong. Marlies Dekkers' lingerie has become an established brand worldwide with 1.000 selling points in 18 different countries. There are also six marlies\|dekkers stores in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Thailand. Marlies Dekkers is not just the creative and business brain behind the company, but also its public face.

other activities
	Speaker for various congresses and seminars, including MKB-Nederland (SME association), Erasmus University, Insinger de Beaufort, the Industrieele Groote club, the Amsterdam Fashion Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She gives lectures to all levels, from students to captains of industry.

charity
•	closely concerned with young people in society, as in the “UR”project in which fashion school students compete with each other by creating a fashion assignment
•	member of the recommendation committee of the Schiedam town museum
•	stimulator of the Kids Right gala
•	Member of the recommendation committee for the Dutch Crohn's disease association

awards
1991	Zeebeltprijs named as best student from all art academies in the Netherlands
1991	Dutch Bodyfashion Award, Bodyfashion Nederland named Lingerie Wearer of the Year
1997	Solo exhibition in the Rotterdam Art Hall intended to raise the profile of the restorative aspect of free-thinking independent designs
2004	Elle's Innovator of the Year Award Marlies Dekkers was praised for her innovative designs
2005	Grand Seigneur, 'Modint' (Dutch textile organisation) The Grand Seigneur is highest fashion award in the Netherlands. The jury unanimously selected Marlies Dekkers for her contribution to fashion awareness and women's self-awareness

books
2003	“33 propositions” To celebrate the company's 10-years anniversary Marlies Dekkers decided to put her thoughts and inspirations on paper. This book contains 33 different ways of interpreting life.
2005	“Stout” in collaboration with Heleen van Royen. The main motivation to write “Stout” (naughty) was pure curiosity. How do other women think about the things they cherish, like power, success, sexuality and flirting?