Start With One Style. Specialise At Your Own Pace.

You don't need to master every era to start standing out. Each of these courses teaches one period style - or, in the case of Period Styling Foundations, the core techniques behind all of them - in proper depth: the structure, the technique, and the standard of finish that makes it recognisably specialist work.

Start with Foundations, then choose the era that speaks to you.

Period Styling Foundations

Finger Waves, Pin Waves & Victory Rolls

£197

The Edwardian Edit

Mastering Edwardian Shape, Structure & Silhouette

£97

The 1940s Edit

Creating Authentic 1940s Shape & Structure

£97

The 1950s Edit

Creating Iconic 1950s Hair

£97

The 1960s Edit

Volume, Shape & Iconic 1960s Styling

£97

The Grecian Edit

The Textured Grecian Updo

£97

Self-paced learning · Lifetime access · Immediate access after purchase

Not sure where to start? Period Styling Foundations covers the core technique that carries through every other course.

Receive the full Period Stylist Academy course

(save £232+!)

The full Period Stylist Academy course covers the period hair education you will need to become an in demand specialist stylist. Work in TV, Film, Theatre or specialise in the bridal industry with this specialist skillset.

£450 or 2x monthly payments of £225:

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"I have worked with Gemma for many years on film sets all over the world. I can vouch from first-hand experience that she is a fabulous hairdresser. I would highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to upskill and increase their earning potential."

Meinir Jones Lewis | BAFTA Award-winning Hair & Make-up Designer

"Gemma's understanding and obvious expertise in handling hair, along with her sense of colour balance and style, all combined to create the exact look I required."

Jenny Shercore | BAFTA Award-winning Hair & Make-up Designer

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THE PERIOD STYLIST ACADEMY - LONDON

Gemma Waugh is the founder of the Period Stylist Academy and a specialist in period and vintage bridal hairstyling. She grew up in her mother’s wig company in London, which created wigs for some of the biggest film productions of the 1980s and 90s - including Star Wars, the James Bond films and Superman. She later worked in the film industry herself before transitioning into bridal work, bringing with her the technical standards and professional precision of a film set. Through the Period Stylist Academy, she teaches hairstylists how to develop a recognised specialist niche in period bridal styling, move away from competing on price, and build a career defined by genuine expertise.