Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times What I never understood was if some folk saw the original dress as white gold & some saw it as black blue then how do side by side images like this exist showing them as two Velvi Chelsea Ruffle Maxi Dress Dusty Blue Final Sale Size Small The dress' went viral 10 years ago and taught us the science of color The actual dress was black and blue. The confusion came from how lighting and color perception tricked people's brains, making some see it as white and gold. It became a viral example How to see The Dress BOTH ways (Black & Blue or White & Gold) Toy Life