Brynne Edelsten, Rebecca Judd dazzle on Brownlow blue carpet

UPDATE 7.45pm: BRYNNE Edelsten has done what she does best, bringing a dash of flamboyance to the Brownlow.

Rebecca Judd

UPDATE 7.45pm: BRYNNE Edelsten has done what she does best, bringing a dash of flamboyance to the Brownlow.

With her husband Geoffrey Edelsten by her side, Brynne worked a cream dress with gold embellishments styled in a short mini at the front and long train at the back.

Queen of the WAGs Rebecca Judd dazzled in a gold Aurelio Costarella gown.

Elsewhere on the blue carpet, Bachar Houli's wife Rouba made an elegant display of her Muslim faith by wearing a hijab. The wife of the Richmond midfielder matched it with a midnight black gown.

Meanwhile, in a shock move, the Brownlow blue carpet was reduced to about a third of its usual size.

Instead of stepping out on the glamorous blue carpet at Crown Casino tonight, AFL stars and their WAGs were forced to make their grand entrance outside on the bitumen.

It is understood the AFL did not support the move by Channel Seven to downsize the blue carpet and cut access to the stars.

Retired Geelong player Tom Harley and his wife Felicity Harley were the first to arrive, beating the inevitable blue carpet crush.

In a look made famous by queen of the WAGs Rebecca Judd, Harley wore a stunning red Leona Edmiston gown with plunging neckline and thigh-high split.