Born in Pisa and raised in Florence, Michela studied architecture in Florence and english at Stanford University in California. Fashion, photography and magazine  have been a passion since childhood. She started contributing with independent magazine Westuff in college, and moved to Milan to work for teen magazine 100 Cose after graduation. She then moved to Grazia where she is currently working. Michela has styled campaigns and catalogs for Annabella, Simonetta Ravizza, Les Copains, Woolrich, Pupa, Beverly Feldman just to name a few. And contributed at a fashion based program for MTV  Italy.