Tate McRae celebrated her birthday at Michael Rubin’s White Party in July 2026 wearing a textured white dress with side cutouts.
Tate McRae’s Michael Rubin White Party look in the Hamptons is difficult to judge in full because the balcony railing cuts across the dress, but the visible idea is clear: white, minimal, and built around texture rather than sparkle.
The dress appears sleeveless, with thin straps and a fitted upper section that keeps the top half clean. What makes it more interesting is the pattern of horizontal bands running across the fabric. A plain white party dress can disappear fast at an all-white event. Here, the raised-looking rows give Tate McRae white party styling enough surface detail to register even in a dark, crowded frame.
The small side cutouts are the most deliberate detail. They break up the strict white column effect without turning the dress into something overly exposed. That matters with this kind of dress code. Too simple, and the look risks becoming forgettable. Too many cutouts, and the outfit starts fighting the event instead of working within it. McRae’s dress stays closer to the first lane, but the banded texture keeps it from going flat.
Her hair also plays into the styling. Worn long, loose, and slightly windswept, it softens the sharper horizontal lines of the dress. The makeup stays light, which is the right call here. With a white dress, blonde hair, and a nighttime balcony setting, heavy color around the face would’ve pushed the look in a different direction.
The visible companion styling reinforces the event code rather than competing with it. The man beside her is also in white, but his loose shirt and trousers create a more relaxed contrast next to McRae’s fitted dress. The frame feels private-party casual, not formal red carpet, so the restrained styling makes sense.
As celebrity events dressing, the useful fashion note is texture control. When the color is dictated by the invite, construction has to carry the difference. McRae’s dress doesn’t rely on loud accessories or obvious shine. It asks the fabric pattern and side openings to do the work, and that’s a smarter route for a strict all-white setting.
I’d put it at 7.5/10 – strong in texture and dress-code discipline, with the cropped balcony view limiting how much of the full styling can be read.
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