Heather continued; "Leeds Arts University definitely provided me with lots of opportunities to showcase my work to a wider audience, outside of the university, encouraging entering into competitions like Graduate Fashion Week, and the Fida Illustration Awards, of which I did in both second and third year, and made the long list for both my illustrations. As well as live briefs, these were great experiences at what it's like to design for someone else and learn how to work to a brief." 

Heather is currently working on Next's AW25 season and has returned from a research trip to Amsterdam where she attended the denim trade show, Kingpins. Heather is designing across two teams that are working on the casual trousers and denim line, and the outerwear and shorts line.