Vulva photographer Ellie Sedgwick has announced the release of Flip Through My Flaps: An Exploration of the Vulva, a bold coffee table book that aims to raise awareness of vulva diversity and break the stigma surrounding women’s health and genitalia. Featuring over 500 photographs and personal stories, Flip Through My Flaps offers a visual and emotional tribute to the beauty and complexity of vulvas, sparking open conversations on sexual health, pleasure, motherhood, miscarriage, and anatomical diversity.

“Flip Through My Flaps is deeply personal,” Sedgwick shares. “It comes from my own experience with vulva anxiety that began at age 14. At one point, I even pursued labiaplasty because I felt my body wasn’t normal. This project is my way of showing others that there is no ‘normal.’ Every body tells a story, and that story deserves to be seen, heard, and celebrated.”

With labiaplasty now the fastest-growing cosmetic surgery in Australia, the book offers a necessary counterpoint to unrealistic beauty standards, celebrating the inherent beauty of vulvas in all shapes, sizes, and textures.

Beyond photography, the book offers insight into sexual health and education, discussing common conditions like herpes, thrush, and vaginismus to reduce shame. Readers will also find raw reflections on self-esteem, body acceptance, and overcoming insecurities, alongside personal narratives about the realities of pregnancy, miscarriage, and evolving relationships with one’s body.

In 2018, Sedgwick founded Comfortable In My Skin, now a global community of over 100,000 members, to challenge shame and stigma around women’s bodies and health. Her work has since become a beacon for those navigating body image issues, creating a space for self-acceptance and solidarity.

“By documenting the beauty in diversity, I hope this book shifts the conversation—from one of shame to one of love and appreciation,” says Sedgwick. “We owe it to ourselves to rewrite the narrative on what it means to feel comfortable in our skin.

Availability

Flip Through My Flaps: An Exploration of Vulva is available now for purchase here and via select retailers.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Lindsay Bennett
Email: Lindsay@comfortableinmyskin.com.au