Azealia Banks goes all-American for "Liquorice" video

'Tis the season to load up on our Americana. Hot dogs, stars and stripes, and a summer anthem beckon. Luckily, rapper Azealia Banks' new jumpoff, "Liquorice," has all three.

Plus, the video is styled by Nicola Formichetti whom you may know as one miss Lady Gaga's stylist. Between the all-black mercenary looks and the PVC outfit in the final campfire scene, you can very much see his stamp on this.

Now, Banks is a total knockout in her American flag everything, but my advice would be to choose just one patriotic piece at a time. A crochet flag bikini top with coordinating shorts in front of a giant flag banner is one thing in a music video, and an entirely other thing in the real world. But do go ahead and accessorize with shiny gold accessories the way Banks did. It's so much more glam that way.

A triangle flag bikini would be extra sassy with some gilded mirrored aviators. And these flag-print cut-offs long for this belt. This tee-shirt gets the point across well, too. America!



For more Azealia Banks, check out The Thread’s playlist of her best hits for Summer.