Since completing a Certificate in Fashion at the Douglas Mawson Institute TAFE in Adelaide, William Lazootin has worked for every major designer in Australia – Lisa Ho, Collette Dinnigan and Camilla and Marc. Now 40 and living in Sydney, William wants to start his own women’s wear label. A self-taught sewer and master pattern maker, William’s area of expertise is high-end women’s avante garde and evening wear.