my visit to London Coco de Mer

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Right before the holidays I got a chance to visit one of the London Coco de Mer stores (there are two; there are also two stores in the US, Los Angeles and the brand *spanking* new New York store). It wasn’t any ordinary visit to a Coco store — not that a visit to these high-end, one-of-a-kind boutiques could ever be ordinary.

For instance, I found out that each store is unique and has exquisitely handpicked stock from local sex toy and sex accessory artisans. I had the very gracious opportunity to be invited to the posh Brompton Cross / South Kensington store for a meeting and personal tour with the amazing Sam Roddick, who showed me everything you might miss at first glance, from the delicate filigree-like background panels detailing lighthearted Victorian-esque naughty bits (custom made for the store and very subtle yet filthy upon inspection), to the museum-quality stock. And not only did I get to spend hours with Sam (and hatch nefariously fun plans for VB-Coco projects next year) — I also got permission to photograph the store.

All the images are in this set — Flickr link; turn safesearch off to see all pics, or click yourself after the jump to see a selected gallery. And what is Sam Roddick like? Funny, irreverent, sexually devious, brilliant and a ridiculous amount of fun to have loud sexually intelligent and raunchy brainstorming conversations in a London restaurant with. Our time was not just inspiring, but one of my 2009 highlights. YAYZ!

Full disclosure: Coco de Mer USA is a lovingly handpicked sponsor of Tiny Nibbles — among the supporters I’ve personally chosen to partner with and who make this blog possible. This post is not part of the sponsorship, they didn’t know I was going to do it, and I’m pleased to share the pics and love.

Violet Blue

The London Times named Violet Blue "One of the 40 bloggers who really count" and Self Magazine named TinyNibbles one of the “Best Sex Resources for Women.” Blue is an autodidact and pundit on sex and technology, hacking and security, porn for women, privacy and bleeding-edge tech culture. She is a journalist for ZDNet, CBS News, CNET; she's an educator, speaker, crisis counselor, volunteer NGO trainer, and the author and editor of over 40 award-winning books.

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