'Santa's naughty elf': Lady Gaga turns up the heat with racy photos on Instagram

Lady Gaga is getting into the Christmas spirit in a naughty Elf costume. The 31-year-old fashion icon, musician and actress hit the town with her fellow Haus of Gaga pals and took to Instagram to share the racy photos.

Joined by her sister Natali, Gaga was dressed in a skimpy elf costume and pointy ears for the occasion. Rocking a silky emerald corset with tie up strings, she wore a long white sheer cape which hung off her shoulders.

The Grammy winner paired her holiday look with thigh-high red and white striped stockings and accessorised with a leather buckle. To glam up her look, she paired with plenty of jewellery including large bracelets, a flower ring, and earrings with dangling stars.

Kept her long blonde locks tucked behind a gold headband, she opted for smokey eye complete with glitter and red lipstick for the night.

She captioned the close-up photo of herself saying, "#hausofgaga holiday party. I'm Santa's naughty elf. Mistress Claus. #holiday." In the second photo, the Born This Way singer is seen posing with her friends, and the caption says, "Happy Holidays from the #HausOfGaga. We love you and wish you lots of cheers and no tears! #holiday#ladygaga #gaga #party."

Sharing another solo photo of herself, highlighting her elf corset, Gaga wrote, "Are you on the naughty or nice list this year? #holiday #holidayparty #merrychristmas#happyholidays #naughty #nice #ladygaga#gaga."

Recently, the singer was nominated for two Grammy awards. Her album, Joanne is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and her song Million Reasons has been named for Best Pop Solo Performance.

The American Horror Story actress thanked fans with a lengthy caption posted alongside a stunning picture of her on a horse on her Instagram, following the Grammy nods. She wrote, "I'm humbled & grateful that my album "Joanne" was nominated & also my song "Million Reasons." Thank u so much Monsters & Grammy Voters for believing in this music and me. I love u so much. This is a day to truly celebrate lots of hard work, perseverance & gratitude through music."

Gaga recently teased to Entertainment Weekly that she's already working on new ideas for her upcoming songs. She said, "I have a lot of ideas and a lot of things I want to create, so you'll see in a bit. I need some time to create."

The 31-year-old also discussed the importance of her fans on and off the tour. "What has bonded Little Monsters and I together, since the beginning, is spreading a message of love and unity and acceptance to the world, so as the years have gone by, we've all grown up and changed, but it's our values that stay the same.

"The Joanne World Tour so far has been really exciting for a lot of reasons, mostly to reunite with my fan base and feel that love they bring every night, and I pray that multiplies," she concluded.