The vibrator in the bathroom, the fake penis in the living room, the geisha ball on the newsstand --
Sex toys come out of the closet in France, glam 30-
Women are leading the trend.
"If you don't have a toy, it's become a fashion phenomenon, and you're not cool," said Samantha Thuret, whose Yoba boutique opened in 2003 in one of the smartest parts of Paris, is the first of a series of new fashion adults
Only shops can reach the city.
"We are not sex --
Patrick Pruvot stressed that he just
Opened a shop on the other side of the town
Dudesé (The route of desire)-
Known as "the first person committed to the sustainable development of both husband and wife ".
"We don't sell products, we sell ideas and help couples with ideas," Mr Pruvot said . ".
"Sex toys can help restore a set-in couple.
Mr Pruvot's new love store is packed with most of the young female shoppers, offering porn games and how
I like books, candles and underwear, and I like to wear clothes.
Chippendel trousers were prepared for him, and nurse uniforms and feather bras were prepared for her.
In order to pursue happiness, the store has a love --
Coach, sexologist, professional caterer for naughty parties, even poleDance class.
"I like this new concept very much," said Marianne Poti, a doctor and sexologist who has just published a guide on good sex.
"It subverts the dirty image of old sex --
Get access to these new stores for all.
"Customs is relaxing and making a topic that was once unwatched credible," she said . ".
"I don't think we see fashion for the moment, it's a lasting trend because women are getting liberated and people dare to do things they didn't dare to do before.
"While French couples do hay in their bedrooms more often than some --8.
Nine times a month, eight or five times in Germany.
According to a poll last month, in Britain
Look for porn in the city's tan redcurtained sex-
Shops are a pastime for lonely men and tourists.
According to a study on condoms
Durex, the manufacturer, owned a sex toy in 2005, the same proportion as Malaysia.
Far behind 47 cents in Taiwan, 43 cents in Britain and the United States, 40 cents in Sweden and 39 cents in Norway.
Now, sex toys of all shapes, make and colors are taking off, even on the shelves of Le Printemps department store in Paris.
Wash toys from my Duckie waterproof vibrator (
The latest in the series is Penguins with a speed of 8)
The rabbit in the TV series "Sex and the City-
Sales of edible creams and edible underwear are soaring.
The rabbits in the boudoir sold out last week.
Like the 1969 stores near the Pompidou Arts Center, which opened two years ago, there are now larger stores in the southern port of Marseille.
It has a gorgeous Duckie dressed in black feathers and a sporty and stylish crystal of the body.
"Some people buy luxury goods like this just for their Windows --
Sales manager Cyril Valentine said.
"Other items are specially designed for travel.
"In Yoba, secret bullets --a remote-
Controlled egg vibrator that takes two to play-
It is the most popular toy in July, and there is also a vibrator to insert MP3 and play music.
In Dollhouse, open for women, two 30-
Some people buy a pair of geisha balls that provide "vaginal exercise "-
After receiving instructions, do not use it for more than 15 minutes at first.
"We spent a lot of time consulting," said Caroline Boto . ".
"There was no such store before, where women could come and see the toys in person comfortably.
"Half the women who came to the store didn't even know G-spot.
"Provide technical advice for shoppers to look closely at toys, which have an advantage over the Internet and sales are soaring.
"Our advantage is consulting," said Mr Valentine, an experienced sales manager in the automotive industry, who said revenue grew by 20 to 30 age points a year.
"This is the biggest difference between us and the elderly --style sex shop.
"We don't have a wave of people here, no porn DVDs, no shackles, no fetishism," he said . ".
Take a new wave
Find sexy is 'Toy, a shiny two-
The monthly magazine came with a free toy, with its fourth issue boarding the newsstand in early August, providing her with a pink cord and a porn condom for him.
"Our goal is to get happiness from the sexual slums --
Editor Catherine del Mas says shops with magazines also involve fashion and ideas.
In the eyes of most people, there is no doubt that the sex toy market has a bright future in France and other southern European countries because it has swept the countries of the North.
Yoba plans to launch private sales across France this year, with 1969 of its sales targeting neighboring countries such as Italy or Switzerland, and s' toys says its sales are growing due to the problem.
"The French sex toy market has been rising in the past year or two to catch up with sales in Northern Europe," Guillaume Bidart said . ", He runs the French business for Dutch sex toy maker Scala, Europe's largest wholesaler selling 8 million items a year.
"Demand has changed and has become more feminine in the past decade," he said . ".
"There is no more pornography, no more vulgar underwear, no more girls, no more fashion.
Women are becoming the driving force in the market.