Japanese Rock Star Yoshiki on New Documentary and Fashion: ‘The Fans Are the Reason I’m Still Here’
variety.comJeff Benjamin Ahead of Milan Fashion Week 2024’s unveiling of the high-end line Maison Yoshiki, its designer and namesake, Japanese rock star Yoshiki, made a last-minute decision to perform on the runway.
About 10 minutes into the Feb. 22 presentation at the city’s museum of science and technology dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, the throbbing, industrial EDM production subsided when Yoshiki sat down at his personally branded Kawai crystal piano, placed between two lanes of runway models.
A melodic solo accompaniment of Bach’s Prelude in C Major soundtracked the parade of minimal, primarily black satin, silk and faux fur trimmed pieces.
As all 37 models returned to the stage for the final look, Yoshiki performed his arrangement of “Nessun dorma” from Puccini’s “Turandot,” followed by the designer of the hour stepping away from the piano, putting on his signature sunglasses and greeting the crowd with two bows before leading the models to exit.
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