The strict rules of what clothes MAFS Australia contestants can really wear, revealed

A major part of watching MAFS is passing judgement over everybody’s outfits at the dinner parties and commitment ceremonies. It turns out that there are really strict rules about what clothes the MAFS Australia contestants are and aren’t allowed to wear.

The MAFS contestants have to find their own outfits

Honestly, if I went on a three month long reality TV show, I would expect a few free dresses out of it. But the MAFS Australia contestants have to turn up with their own clothes.

Jacqui explained on TikTok: “We wear our own clothes. You can obviously work with sponsors and brands, and I did. And I have a lot of clothes now from the show. But they [the producers] don’t dress us at all. Even on PR days and media days when we do magazine shoots, we bring our own wardrobe and they help steam and press everything, and have us wear it.”

Carina from MAFS Australia 2025 went the extra mile and hired a celebrity designer called Jacob Muller to curate her wardrobe. She spent $15,000 AUD (£7,320) on clothes, and $1,500 AUD (£732) on hair and make-up each week. A lot of her clothing budget must have gone on her lovely wedding dress. Apparently one of her dresses was previously worn by Kylie Jenner?! What a flex. Overall, Carina shelled out around $27,000 AUD (£13,178) to look her best on TV. Wow, her job must be paying her well.

Er, I wonder what she spent on this one
(Credit: Nine)

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Jacqui also explained why the cast are responsible for sourcing their own clothes. She said: “They definitely don’t give us clothing because they want us to feel more at ease for a reality TV show and they want us to feel comfortable being ourselves. And apparently people feel more comfortable being themselves when they wear their own clothing.”

The producers ban any outfits they don’t like

The producers have to approve all the dinner party outfits. Brides and grooms have to send the production team pictures of the fronts and backs of their fits.

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Not every outfit is approved. Jacqui shared a photo of a revealing purple maxi dress that the producers rejected.

The iconic MAFS Australia 2023 bride Tahnee outlined the rules in more detail. She wrote in Elle: “Something that viewers might not know is that basically everything we wear has to be preapproved. This is for a multitude of reasons, from camera-safe patterns and textures (so you don’t ‘strobe’ on screen) to ensuring you’re not wearing the same colour or outfit as someone else.”

This explains why MAFS contestants rarely wear sequins or glitter – light might bounce off these fabrics in a way that would look odd on a camera.

Tahnee continued: “We would have to send pictures to our producers for sign off before wearing anything. So, you can’t have just one option. Ideally you need around three per dinner party because there’s a high chance you won’t be allowed to wear your top choice each week. You could spend anywhere between $150 to $500 (£73 to £244) per week on outfits—and I didn’t end up wearing at least half of what I bought for the experiment.”

So, there you have it. The MAFS contestants must spend more time perfecting their wardrobes than they actually do talking to each other.

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Featured image via Nine.