VMAN Magazine, America's premier men's fashion and culture magazine and the counterpart to the international fashion, art, and lifestyle publication V magazine, has unveiled its first-ever winter issue. VMAN, which is now published quarterly, commemorates this premiere with a cover featuring Chace Crawford, breakout star of the CW Network's Gossip Girl. The actor is featured in a series of stunning images captured by renowned photographer Mario Testino, who served as the issue's guest editor. Crawford joins an impressive roster of stars to have graced the cover of the magazine, including Tom Brady, Ashton Kutcher, David Beckham, and Orlando Bloom. VMAN Issue 12 Winter 2008, which also includes Mario Testino's 50-page portfolio devoted to the most extreme forms of modern masculinity, is on stands this week.

Here's a bit of what the Chase had to say:

On noticing Gossip Girl's crossover into the adult world: "I'll be out on the golf course, and some guy will come up to me, sort of sheepishly, and be like, ‘Hey, my wife really loves the show. Can I get a picture with you?' They're always super embarrassed. And I'm like, ‘C'mon man, you love the show.' Women get their husbands or boyfriends sucked into it. I like to see that."

On realizing he's been cast for his good looks: "There are a lot of adverse effects of being a certain type, which I am. Look, I wouldn't be in the business if I didn't feel I had what it takes to have longevity. Everyone has a certain castability, or quality they're always going to have to fight. I think the best remedy is to reinvent yourself. I'm not going to take the same type of role in the future."

On having a a career strategy mapped out: "I want to do the edgy independent movies, like DiCaprio did, but you have to balance it out. It's about carving out your leading-man role. Fight Club? Yes! X-Men? Yes! All sorts of different films. American Beauty? Yes! I don't know if I could pull off a Kevin Spacey, but I'll try!"