Brownlow 2019: All the looks on the red carpet

With a number of regular favourites absent from this year’s Brownlow, the AFL’s new guard of WAGs stepped up their fashion game — and didn’t fail to impress. This is what they wore last night.

The Brownlow red carpet has become one of the most glamorous events in Melbourne and the wives and girlfriends of the stars of the AFL didn’t disappoint this season stepping out in a steady stream of gorgeous gowns.

The contribution of an increasing number of celebrity stylists was evident as many of the women turned to the professionals to take away the stress and help them shine on the red carpet.

While the standard of many of the gowns would rival any international awards ceremony, it was the attention to detail from head to toe that really elevated this year’s event.

Jessie Murphy, wife of Carlton star Marc Murphy. Picture: Getty

Fit for a princess, bride-to-be Brit Davis, the fiancee of Geelong captain Joel Selwood, oozed old Hollywood glamour in this this lavender lace and embellished gown by Paolo Sebastian. Picture: Jason Edwards

Always classy and classic, Alex Pendlebury opted this year for a black lace and tulle design from Jane Hill with the ultimate baby bump accessory. Picture: Jason Edwards

Patrick Cripps and Monnique Fontana. Picture: AAP Image/Julian Smith

Adam Treloar and his partner, netball star Kim Ravaillion. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Nadia Bartel hosts the red carpet, dressed in this ice blue gown by J’Aton Couture. Picture: AAP

Nadia’s red carpet ring. Picture: AAP

Charlotte — wearing a Oglia-Loro Couture gown — and Jack Viney just returned from their European honeymoon two days ago to hit the red carpet. Picture: Mark Stewart

Max Gawn and wife, Jessica Todd. Picture: Jason Edwards

Patrick and Mardi Dangerfield. Picture: Jason Edwards

Giants star Toby Greene and his mum, Kate, at the GWS Brownlow event in Sydney. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Hester Brown - partner of Kangaroo Ben Brown - brings so much flair to Brownlow fashion thanks to her individual style that fuses art deco with a modern twist. She is wearing a gown by Melbourne designer Gwendolynne. Picture: AAP

Brownlow Medal Red Carpet at Crown Casino, Melbourne. 23/09/2019. Melbourne's Nathan Jones and wife Jerri . Pic: Mark Stewart.

Last year’s Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell and Hannah Davis. Picture: Jason Edwards

Strong, empowering silhouettes were a feature of the night with figure flattering gowns, full skirts and thigh-high slits popular trends.

White gowns in sheer and embellished fabrics, plum and lilac along with bold and soft pinks, yellow and mint were key colors.

Nadia Bartel was an absolute stunner co-hosting the red carpet fashion coverage dressed in an ice blue, embellished gown by Melbourne’s couture kings J’Aton.

High profile partners Brit Davis, Mardi Dangerfield and Emma Hawkins showed all class as they made their way down the carpet.

Jack Macrae of the Bulldogs, with Louisa Macleod. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Sydney star Luke Parker and Kate Lawrence. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Jarryn Geary’s wife, Emma, dazzles on the 2019 Kennedy Brownlow Red Carpet. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Jack Billings and Sarah Joyce made a dashing duo. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Jade Gresham and Olivia Cosma exuding old-world glamour. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Todd Goldstein and Felicity Harrison. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Samantha Dobbs, partner of Docker Bradley Hill, dared to bare. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Essendon's Dyson Heppell in shorts to accommodate his leg injury — with Kate Turner. Picture: Mark Stewart

Talia Demarco, partner of Brisbane star Dayne Zorko. Pic: Mark Stewart

Lily Pittard, partner of Fremantle’s Joel Hamling. Picture: Mark Stewart

Jessie Murphy turned heads with a sleek new cropped hair style while Magpie WAGs Alex Pendlebury and Adam Treloar’s netball star girlfriend Kim Ravaillion sported beautiful baby bumps.

Red carpet veteran standouts Rebecca Judd and Jordan Ablett’s Brownlow absence this year cleared the way for some of the new generation of WAGs to step into the spotlight.

Last year’s winner Tom Mitchell’s partner Hannah Davis, Max Gawn’s partner Jessica Todd, Tom Lynch’s partner Olivia Burke and Patrick Cripp’s partner Monique Fontana all stepped it up a notch in eye-catching glamour gowns.

Purple reign! Jess Tarrant, wife of Kangaroos star Robbie, in a tiered belted gown fit for royalty by Georgia Young Couture. Picture: Mark Stewart

Nathan and Tania Buckley Picture: Jason Edwards

Abbey Gelmi. The Channel 7 reporter was sleek and sophisticated in a neutral gown by Cappellazzo Couture which featured structured boning in the corsetted bodice. Picture: Mark Stewart

Ana Calle, partner of Sydney star Josh Kennedy. Picture: Jason Edwards

Ana Calle. Picture: Jason Edwards

Emma Hawkins has been absent from the Brownlow carpet in recent years, but she brought sexy back in a tuxedo style top flowing into draped navy skirt by Oglia Loro. Picture: Jason Edwards

Hawthorn’s James Worpel and Courtney Carruthers. Picture: Mark Stewart

Shaun Higgins and wife Heidi. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Connor Rozee helps partner Sophie Barbour with her train on the red carpet. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Michael Walters and wife Marnie turned heads. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Bulldogs star Josh Dunkley with his mum, Lisa Dunkley. Picture: AAP

Emily Curnow, wife of Blue Ed Curnow. Picture: AAP

Nick Vlastuin and Georgia Kelly walk the red carpet. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Scherri-Lee Biggs in a dazzling gown. Picture: Mark Stewart

Brodie Grundy and Rachel Wertheim. Picture: Mark Stewart.

Ruby Keddie with her baby bump GWS’s Brownlow Medal event in Sydney. Picture: Jeremy Piper

Richmond’s Dion Prestia with Laney McIntyre. Picture: Mark Stewart

Jack Crisp and wife Mikayla were anything but basic in black. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos

Phil Davis and Greta Kernan at the Giants’ Brownlow event in Sydney. Picture: Jeremy Piper

Brooke and Trent Cotchin did not disappoint on the red carpet. Picture: Mark Stewart

Tom Lynch and Olivia Burke. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Madeline Slattery arrives. Picture: AAP

Neroli Meadows. Picture: AAP

Weather presenter Jane Bunn. Picture: AAP

West Coast premiership star Jack Darling and wife, Courtney. Picture: Jason Edwards

Sophie Harmer, partner of Demon Clayton Oliver, opted for an on-trend hue of lipstick pink by Melbourne designer Georgia Young Couture, who has created a grand total of seven gowns for football’s night of nights. Picture: AAP

Laura Griffin, partner of Hawthorn’s Ben Stratton. Picture: Mark Stewart

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Originally published as Brownlow 2019: All the looks on the red carpet