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FEATURE | By Dan Miller
FEATURE
SWEET SOIREE
Rock Candy Toys makes retail premiere at Pure Delish
impression. The progressive new pleasure products
company on March 31 joined forces with Southern
The team from Rock Candy knows how to make an
California adult boutique Pure Delish, known as the
“sweetest sex shop in L.A.,” to toast the retail launch
of their candy-themed line of sex toys.
Leaving nothing to chance, Rock Candy took over
the cozy pink-and-blue store located in the heart of
Culver City for Wonka’s Willy & The Candy Colored Sexy Spring Soiree.
The party featured Oompa Loompas serving cocktails, live burlesque
with Tito Bonito, Lulu & Lux of the Bootleg Bombshells, prizes for the
best costume, and a bartender mixing peppermint, caramel, apple and
cotton candy martinis for more than 100 well-heeled guests who got to
touch and feel samples of the line.
Pure Delish, which has specialized in exotic dancewear, adult novelties,
rave attire, naughty costumes and lingerie for the past 18 years, offered a
20 percent discount on toys for the occasion.
“IN EVERY RETAIL ENVIRONMENT,
CANDY IS ALWAYS A POPULAR
IMPULSE ITEM. SO IT BECAME
AN IDEA OF REALLY CREATING A
WHOLE CANDY THEME … AND
WE JUST STARTED BUILDING.”
—KEITH CAGGIANO, ROCK CANDY TOYS
Among the Rock Candy items on display were the signature Gummy
Bear vibe, Suga Daddy dildo, vibrating Rock It Rings, Candy Bullets,
Gummy Balls, Lala Pops, Swirls and Suga Sticks.
Keith Caggiano, president of Rock Candy, told AVN Pure Delish was “a
natural” to celebrate the retail premiere.
“I have a lot of respect for Kat, the owner,” said Caggiano, who wore a
Rock Candy T-shirt under a bright pink suit. “She really gets this whole
level of merchandising. So when I first came up with the line Kat was one
of the first people I really wanted to try to work with.”
Pure Delish’s colorful decor and playful furniture—they had gummy
bear chairs already at the store—blended seamlessly with Rock Candy’s
bubble gum aesthetic.
Above, Keith Caggiano and David Joseph of Rock Candy Toys. Below, Pure Delish, festively decorated for the March 19 soiree.
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