Dress not to prove enough,
but to embodyit.

Personal styling for women ready to stop dressing for approval and start dressing as themselves.

Style isn't a formula it's a point of view. My job is to help you find and celebrate yours.

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*two ways to work together, below.

Your fearless ally, with strong opinions and good taste.

QUEENSTOWN PERSONAL STYLIST
Courtney Gaudion Queenstown personal stylist sitting on the floor wearing a white blouse, black pleated skirt, snake print shoes, posing with her right hand under her chin against a plain light gray background.
Courtney Gaudion personal stylist posing with Stacey Beatson her mentor and trainer.

I'm Courtney - a personal stylist based in Queenstown, where I've lived for over eleven years. I know which stores are worth your time, which pieces are worth the price, and which ones just look the part.

Here's what bugs me about most style advice: the trendiest store isn't the best store, brand-as-status is boring, and no woman needs a ten-step rulebook that feels restrictive. I'll tell you the truth in the fitting room, take you to the pieces that actually fit who you are, and send you home knowing more about how to dress yourself than when you arrived.

Because true style isn't about following the rules…

…it’s about writing your own.

WORK WITH ME

Two ways in:

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The Wardrobe Audit

In your home · Your existing wardrobe

Before you buy another thing - let's look at what you own. Together we edit your wardrobe down to what genuinely serves who you are now: what stays, what goes, what's missing, and the style words that guide every purchase from here. You leave with a wardrobe that works and rules that are yours - so getting dressed stops being a negotiation.

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The Shopping Experience

Half a day · Queenstown

We start with a soul-warming coffee and a proper chat about what you love. Then I take you through stores chosen for you — pulling pieces I've been visualising on you, sorting racks while you try things on, and honestly telling you what's working and what isn't. You leave with pieces you'll actually wear, and a clearer sense of your own style. Your Nigel to your Andy, if you will.

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Courtney Gaudion a personal stylist wearing a black lacy top, light blue jeans, and black boots taking a mirror selfie in a fitting room with beige curtains, a black handbag, and a black jacket on the floor.
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HOW IT WORKS

Simple, from first hello.

  1. Reach out

    Send me a note about where you're at with your style — no polish required.

  2. We talk

    A short call to get to know what you love, what you're stuck on, and which session fits.

  3. Your session

    We shop, or we edit and you walk away empowered and more confident.