Author Description

"For Marlies Dekkers lingerie is not just a pair of underpants or a bra, it is especially an expression of the increased self-awareness of women. Already in her first designs, like the bare bottom dress and the spider web bra, Dekkers rejected the image of willing women dressed in lovely lingerie to please men. Dekker's metaphors are just as radical as her hidden idea. Ruches, bows and lace, traditionally the standard ingredients for erotic lingerie, will not be found in her work and are replaced by straight lines, ingenious ribbons and sophisticated openings at unexpected places. Giving women, whether they are sixteen or sixty, their self-awareness back, and letting them be proud of their own body, that is the most important motive for Marlies Dekkers"--Publisher's website.