Welcome to your exclusive first look at the #Decemberissue of #LVRmagazine! Our issue ushers us from the holiday season into a fresh new year, this ethos inspired the stories we shared and the talent we featured throughout. It’s true that fashion is one of the greatest narrators of all time, a reflection of culture and personality that leverages emotion to transcribe its tale. At LVR, it is important to us that each page highlights the fashion, stories and ideas that resonate with each of you, our readers. And undoubtedly, the enterprise of self-realization is one in which, we imagine, most people find resonance. Which is precisely the space within which we find @vanessahudgens, our multitudinously talented cover star who embodies a profound sense of being in pursuit of her truth, stepping boldly onto a new horizon with the launch of a bevy of entrepreneurial pursuits and cinematic passion projects. In Losing Gabriella, writer @roxierobinsonlic connects with the superstar at a poignant point of inflection in both her personal and professional lives as she elevates from Disney-branded childhood star to a woman on the brink of a riveting new chapter. We present Vanessa, styled by visionary @jasonbolden, in a sharply sophisticated edit of the season’s most elevated collections. The fashion is a thoughtfully considered transcription of the narrative arc of a woman coming into her own power. After all, it is the holiday season, and self realization—in all its forms—is the most profound gift of them all. We hope you enjoy the issue - out today! EIC @katedavidsonhudson Stylist @jasonbolden Photographer @gilles_bensimon Video & Sound by: @skyleranywhere / @anywherestudiosbk Writer @roxierobinsonlic Makeup @thetonyabrewer Hair @daniellepriano Nails @nailsbymamie Production & Market @jaclynbloomfield @luisasotoo Tailor @tae.y1122 Photo Team @samevansbutler @mattroadyphotography Stylist asst @linden_clarke @emma_lindberg