's Renuald White Fashion designer Jeffrey Banks confirmed the news on Saturday, according to . Jeffrey said Renuald "was a groundbreaker. There were very few Black at the time.
He really broke barriers. When they had a party for him in Newark for his 50-year anniversary in the fashion industry, he was very proud of the progress and how he opened the doors for other people." He was in hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan before his death on Wednesday, but the official cause of death is not officially known.
The 's funeral will be held on July 12 at 11 a.m. EST at the Whigham Funeral Home in his hometown of Newark, N.
J. Renauld was a trailblazer on TV and in fashion. He broke into the fashion industry in the 1960s.
Jeffrey reflected on Renauld's legacy, remembering the model's gigs like in the 1969 Look magazine and a fashion show for Ralph Lauren at the 21 Club. He was the second Black model to appear on the cover of GQ, a historic feat in Nov. 1979.
Renauld said in a 2011 interview, according to WWD: “I wanted to bring about change. I really confronted the establishment about why there were not more Black male images. At first, I thought I was going to get thrown in jail and beaten up because of my approach.
But then they realized that they were wrong and that they were behind society and behind the times, and that they had to listen to me.” The star also modeled in shows for major designers like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Donna Karan. Additionally, he ap.