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McInerny was also known for his over two dozen novels following the detective work of Father Roger Dowling, as well as several other mystery series and an autobiography, published in 2006. He was a founder and editor of Crisis magazine and wrote at length about his traditionalist Catholic views.

McInerny is survived by four daughters, two sons, two sisters, five brothers and 17 grandchildren.

 

Alexander McQueen

1969-2010

London-born designer Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE, famed for his rebellious fashions and provocative runway shows, died February 11 in what reportedly appeared to be a suicide, nine days after the death of his mother, Joyce. He was 40. McQueen, the youngest of six children who claimed to be aware of his homosexuality by age eight, was born to a father who was a Scottish taxi driver and a mother who was a teacher. At sixteen, he left school for an apprenticeship with a tailor and by age twenty-one had worked for costume company Angels & Bermans as well as designers Koji Tatsuno and Romeo Gigli. He received his master’s degree in fashion design at the prestigious Central St. Martins College, and his graduate collection impressed stylist Isabella Blow, who helped explode his name into the fashion world.

McQueen became known for his controversial shows: in 1993 he had models walk down the runway in dresses printed to look as though they were smeared with blood, and introduced low-cut pants called “bumsters” that were later given credit for the low-rise jean trend that pervaded every denim company. In March 1995, he showed his “Highland Rape” collection, which tackled the topic of England’s treatment of Scotland and featured models with the bodices and hems of their dresses torn, their eyes blanked out with contact lenses and their hair disheveled. In 1998, he sent Irish America cover girl Aimee Mullins, a double amputee, down the runway in beautifully carved prosthetic wooden legs.

McQueen went on in 1996 to design for LVMH, the conglomerate founded by Givenchy, and in 2000 sold the majority of the McQueen label’s shares to The Gucci Group. He was named British Designer of the Year four times between 1996 and 2003. He licensed his name for fragrances and McQ, a lower-priced line, and also designed a collection for Puma.

Alexander McQueen had stores in New York, London, Milan, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

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