In 1991 Marlies Dekkers (Oosterhout 29-11-1965) finished her education, with distinction, at the Sint Joost Academy for Art and Design in Breda. The famous ‘bare buttock dress' she presented at her final presentation at the academy attracted a lot of publicity. In 1993 Marlies Dekkers started her company in Amsterdam, she designed her ‘spider bra' and registered her brand name ‘Undressed’. In 2007, Marlies Dekkers was declared Business Woman of the Year, an award for commercial and dynamic women, honouring their persistence and creativity in business. In summer 2007 she also won the CILA Award in New York for Best Fashion Lingerie. In the beginning of 2008, the mayor of Paris handed her the ‘Creator of the Year Award', an honourable award from the lingerie capital of the world.
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