Michele Morrone shirtless seated with draped striped fabric on the cover of Vanity Fair Italia.

Portrait of actor Michele Morrone in a white linen shirt with hand tattoos touching his beard against a pale fabric backdrop.

Michele Morrone lying shirtless on a white paper roll wearing beige trousers in a photoshoot for Vanity Fair Italia.

Michele Morrone in a white tank top looking through smudged glass with his hand pressed flat in a black and white portrait.

Michele Morrone leaning against a window in a white unbuttoned shirt and brown trousers.

Monochrome view from behind of actor Michele Morrone painting on canvas, displaying an intricate snake tattoo across his back.

Michele Morrone leaning barefoot on a wooden shelf wearing an unbuttoned white shirt and wide-leg brown trousers beside a window.

Michele Morrone poses shirtless resting his chin in hand against a white classical plinth for Vanity Fair Italia.

Michele Morrone in an open knit cardigan posing by a bright window for Vanity Fair Italia

Michele Morrone shirtless lying on a white canvas floor holding a paintbrush next to black ink and a studio easel.

Black and white portrait of Michele Morrone seated by a window in an open-knit sweater holding a notebook and pen.

Vanity Fair Italia Volo Alto 2026

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Volo Alto, a sophisticated editorial spread for Vanity Fair Italia, captures the intersection of contemporary masculinity and artistic vulnerability. Photographer Nick Thompson masterfully utilizes natural light to frame actor Michele Morrone in a series of images that transcend standard celebrity portraiture. By leaning into an editorial minimalism that highlights both the starkness of ink and the raw texture of human skin, the project positions Morrone as both subject and creator. Throughout the series, the visual narrative is grounded by Gaia Fraschini’s sharp, intentional styling, which balances structured tailoring with tactile, open-knit pieces that emphasize the subject's physical presence. The use of analogue film and high-contrast black and white photography lends a timeless, cinematic quality to the work, drawing the viewer into a space that feels simultaneously intimate and performative. As Morrone engages with canvases, pens, and paper, the images channel a contemplative atmosphere where the boundaries between the actor’s personal aesthetic and his public persona blur seamlessly. This project is a refined exercise in modern portraiture, demonstrating how careful composition and a stripped-back, studio-adjacent environment can transform a standard media feature into a compelling visual study of form, light, and movement. Through this deliberate artistic lens, Vanity Fair Italia successfully constructs a narrative that is as much about the process of creation as it is about the person at its center.