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Vinka Lucas (Vinka Dragica Ravlić) was born on 1 January, 1932 in Kozica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is a Fashion designer. Discover Vinka Lucas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
| Popular As |
Vinka Dragica Ravlić |
| Occupation |
Fashion designer and retailer |
| Age |
88 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
1 January 1932 |
| Birthday |
1 January |
| Birthplace |
Kozica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Date of death |
August 10, 2020 |
| Died Place |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality |
New Zealand |
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She is a member of famous Fashion designer with the age 88 years old group.
Vinka Lucas Height, Weight & Measurements
At 88 years old, Vinka Lucas height not available right now. We will update Vinka Lucas's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Vinka Lucas Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Vinka Lucas worth at the age of 88 years old? Vinka Lucas’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fashion designer. She is from New Zealand. We have estimated
Vinka Lucas's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Fashion designer |
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Timeline
In the 2019 New Year Honours, Lucas was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the fashion industry and design. She died in Auckland on 10 August 2020, aged 88 years; her funeral notice advised mourners, "Vinka's standard of dress mandatory".
In 2017, a Vinka Lucas-designed dress was discovered in a bag of clothes donated to a hospice charity shop in Auckland. The shop gave the dress to the Auckland Museum, which placed it on display. A number of Lucas' sewing patterns are in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
In 2009, Lucas suffered a stroke and retired; her daughter Anita Turner-Williams took over and continued running the business, under the names Vinka Design and Vinka Brides.
In the 1980s, Lucas branched out into the Middle Eastern market; in partnership with a local sheikh, Sheikh Abbas Filamban, she opened a salon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and another in Kuwait. In the same decade, Lucas won two major achievements: showing a collection at the London Fashion Olympics in 1980; and winning the international fashion competition run by the Association of Voralberger Embroiderers of Austria.
In 1963, the couple published a booklet of bridal designs, which later grew into the magazine New Zealand Bride. David Lucas was managing editor and art director, while Vinka Lucas organised shoots and was fashion director.
In 1959 Lucas and her husband David Lucas bought a fashion and dressmaking business in Hamilton; they renamed it Maree de Maru (meaning "Marriage of the Brides" in Croatian) and turned it into a bridalwear store. In 1962 the couple opened a store in Customs Street, Auckland, and in 1966 moved it to the city's busiest street, Queen Street.
In 1951, aged 15, Lucas moved to New Zealand to live with her sister in Northland. Despite having limited English, she worked in her sister's general store in the small town of Maungatapere. In 1955 she moved to Auckland and started working in the fabric department of department store Price & Dempster. She became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1959.
Vinka Dragica Lucas MNZM (née Ravlich / Ravlić; 1 January 1932 – 10 August 2020) was a New Zealand fashion and bridalwear designer, business owner and co-founder of New Zealand Bride magazine.
