Artisan Crafted Brown Leather Messenger Bag, "Boho Chic"

"I studied at the School of Fine Arts (UFRJ), but my first contact with tooled leather was at my maternal grandfather's shoe workshop, when I was 12 years old. I have been designing bags since 1975 and by the beginning of the 1980, I had consolidated a name in the fashion world, as a designer and creator of accessories for important national brands.

"In the 1970's I used to live in the Santa Tereza area, which is known as a hippie neighborhood filled with fine artists, musicians, etc. This is where I began my career as a designer and as an artist.

"My wife, Clarice Bardavid, is a stylist, and together we have a son, Matheus. I also have five children from a previous marriage, Joana, Henrique, Pedro, Antonio, e Manoela Vidinha.

"I am also a fine arts artist, and I am currently working on an exhibition of female portraits, where I seek to portray women's souls through elements of their daily lives, not just their faces.

"I am dedicated to my bag collections, which I sign as 'Wagner Vidinha Made in Niteroi.' Designing bags allows me the freedom to experiment and achieve an irreverent touch by using all types of materials. I don't work with pre-conceived ideas, and the results are originally unusual. They are the product of my artistic journey."