Levi s Red Wire DLX iPod Jeans have a pocket specifically designed to hold an iPod (with built-in docking station) and another to hold a retractable headset.

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"I mean, Jean Paul Gaultier eat your heart out, " she says pointing to another exhibit, a bright red wire spiral bra, with white roses over the nipple area and covered in a host of plastic butterflies.

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By the time we get to the party, for which the Colosseum is bathed in blue light as a backdrop for wire-dancing acrobats dressed in Valentino red, the Felliniesque-ness of it all can bring tears to our eyes.

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In another bypass, they insert a wire into a silicon cover for an LED light that blinks red when the user enters an invalid code.

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