You may have already been exposed to the charms of Anya Marina and not been aware of it. The Michigan-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter has not only had her songs featured on television shows like Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl, but has also had an acting stint in the film 100 Girls, a role which the pixie chanteuse had to appear in sans eyebrows. Her sophomore album, Slow & Steady Seduction, Phase II, was produced by Spoon’s Britt Daniel and Louis XIV’s Brian Karscig and, with Marina’s breathy vocals and sharp lyrics, is best enjoyed with a snuggle companion and a glass of something tasty in hand. Marina is currently on tour with The Virgins and Lissy Trullie, but she took some time out to talk with us about getting topless while recording, her Roman Polanski-inspired video for the single "Move Me", and gender play when covering T.I.’s “Whatever You Like.”

Hanging on the ledge. Swinging from the scaffolding. Rocking jeans and T-shirts or slipping into a ball gown. Anything can happen in a New York night. And hometown buzz band The Virgins are on it. See full gallery, and also be sure to check out our behind-the-scenes video. Photography by Roxanne Lowit; styling by Elziabeth Sulcer.

Our fashion shoot with NYC rockers The Virgins for BlackBook's October issue demonstrates a time-honored natural progression: beer leads to dancing leads to cross-dressing. Big ups to the fine shooters at Two Penguins Productions for crafty assemblage.

“Follow the hip-looking kids,” says I, as we navigate a maze of escalators and booby-trapped hallways (marked down Chanel can be quite a snare). "I feel like we are about to see Tiffany," my plus-one replies, descending the escalator at Bloomingdale's. Donald Cumming of the Virgins, oddly enough, feels the same way: “I feel like we’re Tiffany up here.”