History Main / FlagBikini

->''"In case you couldn't tell, (Tina Armstrong's) an American, and Americans always wear the stars and stripes. In fact I'm wearing a very patriotic thong."''

A SubTrope of PatrioticFervor, WearingAFlagOnYourHead and SexyWhateverOutfit. Needless to say, TruthInTelevision.

* The music video for the song "S.t.a.r.S" from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' features MsFanservice Yoko Littner in various costumes. Of the two foreign ones, one is a {{cowgirl}} in American flag bikini.

* In ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', the outfits of Tiffany Lords express a flag based motif.

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A SubTrope of PatrioticFervor, WearingAFlagOnYourHead and SexyWhateverOutfit.

Some people consider this disrespectful to these flags (and Brazil actually bans its flag on swimsuits [[note]]United States flag code forbids using the flag as part of any apparel as well, but while technically part of the law, the flag code has no punishment for violations, making it more about respect than law.[[/note]]), while other people don't seem to mind, as shown by the popularity of this kind of suit.

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[[caption-width-right:275:To proudly show your... patriotism.]]

* Comicbook/LoisLane (Creator/EricaDurance) from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl has to wears one]] in a strip club to help Chloe in a investigation in "[[Recap/SmallvilleS05E06Exposed Exposed]]".

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode “ An Incident at Owl Creek”, President Barack Obama wore an American flag bikini brief swimsuit.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', Obama wore a flag speedo.

* Mito Ikumi often wears one in ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma''.

* Elizabeth Dawn from ''Manga/GambleFish'' wears one as her normal outfit.
* A brief scene in ''Manga/SuperGals'' has Ran and Mami fight over a U.S. flag patterned bikini. Unsurprisingly, the bikini snapped into half due to their tug-of-war with it, and their boyfriends had to pay for the damage.
* Mito Ikumi often wears one in ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma''.

* Franchise/WonderWoman's standard costume.

* Film/AustinPowers and his Union Jack briefs.
* Used in the advertising of ''Film/AmericanPie 2'' (but not the movie itself), with the four female leads and Jason Biggs in USA-flag swimsuits.

* ''Series/ThePretender'' has a scene, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/us_flag_fur_coats_3543.jpg that combines]] this with GoingFurASwim in a fake ad. It's advertising a GetRichQuickScheme, and it has the host surrounded by a couple girls wearing fur jackets over their flag bikinis.
* Lois Lane from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' wears one in a strip club.
-->'''Chloe''': All I can say is... God bless America!

* Angus Young of Music/{{ACDC}} will finish the process of stripping down to just his schoolboy shorts by dropping his shorts, revealing a pair of boxers designed like the flag on the country they're playing in.

* Candi Suxx from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' wears nothing more than a American flag-themed bikini.

* [[https://tcrf.net/File:Catherine-Cell-Image-1-Early.png An early version]] of one of the pics of herself Catherine sends Vincent in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'' had her wearing an American flag bikini, which was changed to [[https://tcrf.net/File:Catherine-Cell-Image-1-Final.png vertical red-and-white stripes]] in the final version.

A SubTrope of WearingAFlagOnYourHead and SexyWhateverOutfit.

If an anime or manga has a ForeignFanservice girl from the [[{{Eagleland}} United States]], and there is a BeachEpisode, expect said girl to wear this bikini.

* Stargirl from ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'' has a variant--while she does [[BareYourMidriff bare her midriff]], her costume is closer to a tank top and bicycle shorts rather than a bikini.

* The two heroines of the film ''Film/{{Dick}}'' cut up a flag to make bikini tops and hip huggers for themselves at the end.

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* See the page image from ForeignFanservice.
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* ''Series/ThePretender'' has a scene, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/us_flag_fur_coats_3543.jpg that combines]] this with GoingFurASwim in a fake ad.

* Used in the advertising of ''Film/AmericanPie 2'' (but not the movie itself), with the four female leads and Creator/JasonBiggs in USA-flag swimsuits.

A SubTrope of WearingAFlagOnYourHead.

* AustinPowers and his Union Jack briefs.

* In the ''Manga/MidoriNoHibi'' manga, foreign exchange student Lucy wears American flag underwear.

* A brief scene in ''Manga/SuperGals'' has Ran and Mami fight over a U.S. flag patterned bikini. Unsurprisingly, the bikini snapped into half due to their tug-of-war with it, and their boyfirends had to pay for the damage.