Fashion is my foundation. I started with Haute Couture, and everything else came later.

Asa teenager, fashion magazines and luxury fashion houses sucked me into their world. I was enthralled with their creations, their branding and storytelling, the feeling of escape they gave me, and the hope for more. I was a creative-minded kid, and it was fashion that showed me it was possible to have a career--a life-- that wouldn't stifle me.

It gave me an anchor that provided emotional and intellectual security throughout those teenage years and then early adulthood. As I dared to explore life's purpose and meaning, I always had something to fall back on and comfort me when I became confused. It always made sense, and it will always induce a special reaction in me even though I’ve happily grown not to live and breathe it.

I am forever grateful to my parents for letting me jump on that wagon as early as I did and cheer me on as I drove away. In fact, it was their idea I drop out of high school and begin college to start my fashion studies.They paid my way through higher education, bought every single magazine, clothing item, decoration, and all the other purchases that indulged my passion. Later, they would also fund my business, ANDOLSEK.

From 2013 to 2022, ANDOLSEK was a private dressmaking and small-batch ready-to-wear business in Salt Lake City, Utah. These are some of my creations from that time.