Donald Trump let his coiffed hair down on Saturday night to attend a 'Heroes and Villains' fancy dress party in New York.
But the US President-elect wasn't feeling in the festive spirit as he declined to don a costume for the event.
The billionaire businessman arrived at the party hosted by the Mercer family, one of his biggest donors, at their home in Long Island wearing his usual suit and tie.
But security guards at the property in the village of Head of the Harbor in St. James got into the spirit by dressing as biker gang members Hell's Angels.
Trump walked into the home and gave reporters, who were not allowed inside, the thumbs up and posed briefly for photos.
When asked who he was dressed as, Trump simply pointed to himself and mouthed "me".
Trump spoke briefly at the party, thanking the Mercer family, according to a member of his press team, staying for just under two hours.
It was his only outing from his Manhattan home on Saturday.
After departing, Trump apparently managed to catch some of NBC's Saturday Night Live before taking to Twitter to complain.
He tweeted: "Just tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad"
None of Trump's immediate family members attended, but his campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, was on hand, dressed as Super Woman.
Trump's designated White House strategist Steve Bannon was also on hand, but appeared not to be in costume.
Music by Adele, Lady Gaga, Shakira, Sia and Céline Dion emanated from the Christmas light decorated home.
A wifi network set up for the party used the password "HeroesWin!"
Robert Mercer, the billionaire at whose mansion on Long Island's tony North Shore the party was held, is co-chief executive of Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund.
Daughter Rebekah Mercer sits on Trump's transition team. Trump is in the midst of choosing cabinet members.
Mercer initially supported Ted Cruz for the Republican nomination before putting his support behind Trump in the November presidential election.
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