Reynold White
Jemal Countess/WireImageFashion model and soap opera actor Reynold White Died at the age of 80.
White’s old friend, the fashion designer jeffery bankstold women’s daily wear White died on Wednesday, June 26, while under care at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
The cause of death has not been confirmed.
Banks, 81, also shared the news. Instagram on Thursday, June 27. “I am so sad to share that my dearest friend and colleague, Reynold White, left us yesterday,” Banks wrote, also posting a throwback photo of White as a model. “Modeling for me since the beginning of my career, Reynold has always been the perfect gentleman and a wonderful ambassador for my brand. When first introduced to my mom she immediately claimed he was my ‘big brother.’ That’s all I wanted for that to be the case.”
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Banks added: “I will miss our conversations and time together, but I will always remember the barriers you broke in the fashion industry and the love you shared as a trusted friend. Goodnight sweet prince, and may flights of angels rest in peace.”
appeared on the cover of White GQ Appeared on the cover of the magazine in November 1979. He was the second black model to appear on the cover of the title.
White was an advocate for greater representation in the fashion industry. WWD The report said she created “more diversity on designer runways.”
She has been seen as a model in the shows of several designers, including Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren And Donna KaranShe has also worked for fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Armani, and Cerruti.
White has also appeared in campaigns for several brands including Macy’s, Black Tie Cologne, Arrow Shirts, and Vitalis.
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White is also known for playing William Reynolds on CBS’s ‘This Is Not Us Again’ show. guiding LightWhich aired from 1952 to 2009. deadlineWhite appeared on the show for two years in the 1980s.
Although he was retired from both acting and modeling at the time, in 2023, White briefly returned to the spotlight and appeared in an ad campaign for Dolce & Gabbana, shot by acclaimed celebrity and style photographer. Steven Meisel,
During an interview in 2011, White detailed how he urged modeling agency Wilhelmina Models to encourage more black people to join the industry. WWD,
“I wanted to make a change. I actually talked to the establishment about why there were no pictures of black men,” White said in the interview. “At first I thought I was going to be put in jail and beaten up because of my perspective. But then they realized they were wrong and they were behind society and the times, and they had to listen to me.”
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