Biography: Kanae Higashi is a designer and art director. She is the designer for 縷縷夢兎 (pronounced “rurumuu”) and rurumu: brands. She was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1989 and completed her studies in knit designs at Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. Kanae has been broadly active as costume designer, art director, space designer, stylist, movie director, audition judge, and casting director. Her rurumu: brand was officially launched with the Spring/Summer 2019 collection.