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Boudoir boutiques

Washington Monthly,  Nov, 2004  by Charles Peters

Women's sex toys are "making their way into sophisticated boutiques," reports Ruth La Ferla in The New York Times. One is located at 69th and Madison Avenue, just across the street from Cartier in a very ritzy part of Manhattan. "When our homes and bathrooms have become temples of design and status-seeking, and when people upscale their sheets and their toilets and their toothbrushes, should we be surprised that they upscale their sex toy too?" comments Juliet Schor, an economist and sociologist.

Next, I'm sure we're going to see vibrators by Prada, and dildos by Dior. But if you're impecunious, don't despair. In not too long, there are sure to be cheap knockoffs on street corners everywhere.

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