{"id":189127,"date":"2025-10-04T06:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/189127\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T06:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:58:12","slug":"expert-calls-for-dally-m-dress-code-tweak-as-debate-rages-over-changes-to-awards-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/189127\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert calls for Dally M dress code tweak as debate rages over changes to awards night"},"content":{"rendered":"

A leading personal fashion stylist has stopped short of calling for a stricter Dally M dress code<\/a> but told Yahoo Sport Australia guests should aim for a more balanced look to celebrate the NRL’s biggest awards night. Days on from this year’s Dally M medal presentation, debate still rages over the choice of “barely-there” outfits worn by some female players and guests.<\/p>\n

More than 3000 fans have had their say on the Yahoo Facebook page, with opinion divided over whether some of the attire was appropriate for such a prestigious event. Although there were plenty of praise for the outfits with one user claiming: “The girls rock those outfits, they have the right physique for it! They look amazing.”<\/p>\n

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A leading personal fashion stylist believes guests should aim for a more balanced look to celebrate the NRL’s biggest awards night. (Images: AAP\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

In response to our story on the issue, Sydney-based fashion style guru Josephine Eve has suggested guests pull back a touch on the revealing outfits without compromising on the look they desire. Eve – whose website www.josephineeve.com<\/a> states “your wardrobe is one of the most powerful part of your brand” \u2013 believes a middle ground can be met when it comes to dressing for certain events.<\/p>\n

“Fashion should always allow for individuality and self-expression, but there\u2019s also something to be said for dressing with the occasion in mind,” she told Yahoo. “At times, some of the looks at the Dally M felt more suited to an after-party than to an awards ceremony celebrating sporting achievements.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t believe a stricter dress code is the answer, but true style is about striking a balance, showing confidence and personality in a way that also honours the formality of the event, while still allowing women to feel empowered in their choices.”<\/p>\n

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The biggest names in the NRL and NRLW walked the red carpet at the Dally M awards. Image: Getty<\/p>\n

Dally M set for changes – but not the dress code<\/p>\n

Roosters skipper James Tedesco<\/a> was a runway winner of the Dally M medal but most of the post-ceremony talk centred on the event itself and how it could be improved in the future. Former Dally M halfback-of-the-year Brett Kimmorley described the mood as “flat” and called for a revamp of the entire proceedings.<\/p>\n

Only five NRL coaches and a smattering of leading players bothered to turn up, further robbing the night of star value. The NRL is considering a number of changes to the next year’s awards night, but a stricter dress code is not understood to be on the agenda. The NRLW may be afforded its own stand-alone awards night next year in recognition of the growing profile of the women’s game and its players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A leading personal fashion stylist has stopped short of calling for a stricter Dally M dress code but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,119468,93341,120114,120115,120116,761,762,158,85,13156],"class_list":{"0":"post-189127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-awards-night","11":"tag-dally-m","12":"tag-dress-code","13":"tag-fashion-stylist","14":"tag-medal-presentation","15":"tag-national-rugby-league","16":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","17":"tag-nrl","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-yahoo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}