- Category:
- Richest Business › Designers
- Net Worth:
- $3 Million
- Birthdate:
- May 6, 1983 (41 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Montana
What Is Michael Kuluva's Net Worth?
Michael Kuluva is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $3 million. Michael Kuluva is the founder of the fashion label Tumbler and Tipsy, which has been featured at New York Fashion Week. He was a professional figure skater who toured with "Holiday on Ice" and "Disney on Ice," playing the role of Dash Parr from "The Incredibles." Kuluva has appeared on episodes of the TV series "Entertainment Tonight," "Access Hollywood," "E! News," "Deal or No Deal," "Good Morning America," "Today," and "Live with Regis and Kelly."
Early Life
Michael Kuluva was born on May 6, 1983, in Missoula, Montana. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, by his parents, attorneys Carol and Randy Kuluva. Michael's maternal grandfather, Roy Walter McClean (who passed away in 2005), was the President of Walt Disney's private company, Retlaw Enterprises. Kuluva attended Sierra Canyon School and graduated with honors from a college prep school in 2001. He decided to skip college to focus on his burgeoning figure skating career.
Figure Skating Career
From 1989 to 2001, Kuluva competed in amateur U.S. figure skating. He reached the national and international levels, and then he moved to professional figure skating. Michael went on tour with "Holiday on Ice" and "Disney on Ice." In 2005, he portrayed DashParr on "Disney on Ice" for several syndicated TV shows in the U.S. He was also featured in the Sony film "The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold," playing himself.
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Fashion Design Career and Other Ventures
In 2009, Michael retired from skating, began focusing on fashion design, and enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. He began his fashion label Tumbler and Tipsy while attending school and was part of the LA Fashion Week that year. He graduated with a degree in fashion in 2012. Kuluva presented his Spring 2012 collection at New York Fashion Week, where he partnered with Ubisoft to design clothing inspired by the video game "Just Dance 4." The line was modeled on the runway by Kendall Jenner and Alex Morgan, among others. Michael attended his next New York Fashion Week in winter 2013, presenting his Fall 2013 collection, which was inspired by the '90s grunge movement.
Kuluva developed partnerships with beauty brand Conair for their Infiniti by Conair collection. He also partnered with the audio company Harman Kardon, designing their new audio headphones and debuting them at New York Fashion Week. He presented his fall 2013 collection twice on the runway during Los Angeles Fashion Week. In 2014, he designed a collection for Tumbler & Tipsy called "So Next Level." Models included Perez Hilton, Johnny Weir, and Yasmine Petty.
Kuluva started a partnership with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and he participated in opening their Brooklyn branch of Out of the Closet Thrift Stores. September 2015 saw Tumbler & Tipsy release their summer 2015 "Pop Jungle" collection, which debuted on the New York Fashion Week runway. "The Glitter Bar" line was released by Tumbler & Tipsy in the Spring of 2016 at New York Fashion Week. They released their "Creaky and Tipsy" line there in 2017.
Michael's fashion designs have been published worldwide, including in "Elle Thailand" and "Vogue Italia."
Personal Life
Michael began dating Olympic Figure Skater Russ Witherby in late 2012, and they became engaged the following year. They married in December 2014. The couple separated in 2015, and their divorce was finalized in 2017.
