White & Gold Or Blue & Black? Debate Over Dress Color Rages On YouTube 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 Elegant Paris Gown Sophisticated Evening Dress Lady Black Tie Sequin Cocktail Dress Off Shoulder Metallic Design LaCasaDellaFibra This explains how the blue black white gold dress illusion was possible. But it doesn't explain why some people saw it one way and some saw it the other, and no one seemed to see Yall remember.The Dress? Its been 10 years since group chats across the globe exploded in black and blue vs gold and white controversy, and were here to set things straight. Its time for a lesson