The suggestion to dress in 1930s style is studiously followed: theatregoers mill about in sequined headbands, fascinators and suspenders.

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Even headbands, glasses and water bottle caps must be tethered to your body.

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Sporting aluminum headbands, swivel mechanisms and end caps, they project an image that's as strong and solid as their sound.

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Futuristic Muse brain-sensing headbands let you play thought-controlled games, improve your memory and reduce stress via Bluetooth.

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"Working with Carmelo for the past four years, I am pretty much on autopilot for sports gear, like headbands and arm sleeves, " she says.

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People showed up at Safeco Field wearing headbands with the Japanese characters for sanshin (strikeout) and held up signs that said made in japan.

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There are recipes for no-bake peanut butter and jelly pie, instructions on how to create homemade headbands in less than five minutes, and plenty of iPhone app and accessory round-ups.

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They've been used as banners, capes and headbands.

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These days, Jay-Z only wears headbands at yoga.

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