With its robin's egg-blue walls and colorful merchandise displayed inside a converted St. Claude Avenue shotgun,
Dynamo Toys & Supplies*(2001 St. Claude Ave.) could be any New Orleans boutique ? until you notice the iridescent purple harnesses, or the rack of leather floggers, or the library of books with titles like
50 Shades of Kink and
Naked at Our Age (Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex).
After more than four years of preparation, which included pop-up events and sex-positive workshops throughout the city, partners Hope Kodman and Nico Darling have opened what they say is the city's first adult accessory and toy store designed by ? and for ? women. The shop offers a curated selections of products meant to enhance the sex lives of clients of all genders, in a clean, welcoming space that is the opposite of seedy or cheesy Bourbon Street sex shops.?