Fall's New Light with Emmanuel Macchia for VMAN 57 | VMAN

Thought you’d met every face of VMAN 57? There’s still one more cover to uncover. Meet Emmanuel Macchia, the final cover star of VMAN 57. At just 20 years old, the Belgian-Italian actor has gone from never acting to receiving one of Cannes’ top acting honors for his very first performance. Fittingly titled ‘Falls New Light,’ his cover arrives as Macchia finds himself at the beginning of a life that looks vastly different from the one he knew only months ago. Macchia made his acting debut as Pierre in ‘Coward,’ a young World War I soldier forced to grow up far too quickly. The role would carry him to Cannes, where he and co-star Valentin Campagne received the award for Best Performance for an Actor. For his cover story, Macchia gets into conversation with VMAN’s own Mathias Rosenzweig, who first met him at his very first fashion show, to trace just how much has changed in such a short span of time. “A lot of times during the shooting, I kept thinking, ‘I’m doing this for my younger self.’” Much like the Little Prince wandering into worlds larger than the one he knows, Macchia is finding his footing in a life that has expanded almost overnight. Head to VMAN.com to meet the final cover star of VMAN 57 and order the issue straight to your door! – From VMAN 57 Fall/Winter 2026 Issue Photography Alaro Beamud Cortés Fashion Anna Trevelyan Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan  Interview & Text Mathias Rosenzweig Makeup Elena Andrea Bettanello (Julian Watson Agency) Hair