Lady Gaga chooses risqué headwear for promo

Lady Gaga dons a series of S&M headpieces for her latest art-house promo.

The eccentric songstress has teamed up with Dutch fashion photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin to create six fashion-inspired vignettes for her latest single You And I, from her second studio album Born This Way.

Gaga is seen wearing a number of different bondage gags and a variety of eery-looking pieces which conceal her face in the black and white footage.

One mask is made of black latex with small holes perforated in it near the mouth, while another black version is covered in nails and completely covers the star's face.

Gaga is also seen holding a cigarette while wearing a gas mask.

The clip has been named The Manifesto Of Little Monsters, and includes a voice-over in which the star discussed her fans – who she has nicknamed Little Monsters.

"The real truth about Lady Gaga fans my little monsters lies in this sentiment: 'They are the kings they are the queens,'" she said.

"They write the history of this kingdom and I am their devoted jester."

The series of art-house videos were shot while the star was in Nebraska earlier this summer working on the Laurieann Gibson-directed promo for You and I.

Each of the six films will focus on one of Gaga's characters in the original video, which includes her mermaid incarnation, Yuyi, and her male alter ego, Jo Calderone, who she channelled at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) recently.

Gaga has already released her nymph and black-clad Bride videos.

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