Beyonce Knowles sent her mum around old clothes shops to get the look right for her latest video Deja Vu.

The video features Knowles in various dreses from throughout history.

"In the first half of the video I have a lot of different pictures that are really fast, " said the sexy star whose new album B'Day is due for release on September 5.

"They're Victorian clothes from the 1800s so my mum searched through all these vintage shops so they would look like these pictures references.

"I loved it because it reminded me of pictures of my great-grandparents from Louisiana.

"I shot the video there in Louisiana cos I wanted it to feel like home.

"It felt crazy walking down the streets that my grandparents walked down, my mother... It's where the family reunions are."

The release of the new album has been shrouded in contoversy with Beyonce's father claiming a campaign of dirty tricks by the press.