{"id":923231,"date":"2026-10-10T16:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923231\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T16:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:28:26","slug":"afl-best-and-fairest-the-fashion-trends-that-ruled-awards-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923231\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL best and fairest: The fashion trends that ruled awards night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Footy\u2019s best and fairest season has crowned a new best on ground \u2014 this year it was the colour white.<\/p>\n<p>As always the week of awards nights for Victorian clubs presented a stylish deep dive into Melbourne\u2019s fashion scene.<\/p>\n<p>This year was no different and we couldn\u2019t help notice a few trends.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off with the Tigers, it was apparent when bombshell model <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/entertainment\/confidential\/immediately-connected-richmonds-dion-prestia-strikes-up-romance-with-melbourne-model-brooke-bailey\/news-story\/257b48f541585687996669a5b158b369\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"257b48f541585687996669a5b158b369\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brooke Bailey <\/a>arrived that we\u2019d be seeing a trend.<\/p>\n<p>The partner of Dion Prestia was a vision in an ethereal fitted gown. It was followed in consecutive days by a string of white cut-outs and beaded bodices with Lexi Lobb again a standout.<\/p>\n<p>Collingwood\u2019s Mikayla Crisp and Frankie Evans kept the white out going with stunning curated looks, and it ended on a high with the Saints girls Maddie Antonis and Ruby Dixon on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The black Effie Kats two-piece square shoulder number was popular \u2014 seen on back-to-back-to-back nights at Melbourne, Hawthorn and Carlton \u2014 on Grace Silvagni, Elonie Meek, Polly Frankcombe and Stacey Melksham.<\/p>\n<p>We were green with envy for glowing mums, namely Mardi Dangerfield, Tayla Broad, Aisha Jade McKinnon and Emily Membrey.<\/p>\n<p>Abs were on show in tasteful displays by Chloe Wheatland, Hannah Avsar and Blues AFLW player Keeley Sheerar \u2014 the former partner of Hawthorn\u2019s Nick \u2018Wizard\u2019 Watson who is now dating Carlton\u2019s Flynn Young.<\/p>\n<p>Yellow made its mark on Mattie Gouman and Charli Perdriau, while black was still a hot favourite worn effortlessly by Arlette Amor, Chloe Geraerts, Claudia Piva Cerra and Nadia Barrass.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve got it flaunt it, and so did Alexandra Merrett, Grace Parish, Liv Taylor, Timnah Poratt, Jasmine Bowes and Lily Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>All the frocks and fillies deserve a medal \u2014 bravo.<\/p>\n<p>Mellow YellowAb-tasticBackless stunnersGreen with envyDouble takeWhite-outMonochrome marvels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Footy\u2019s best and fairest season has crowned a new best on ground \u2014 this year it was 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