Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times The Dress is now a Halloween costume 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 I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium The Truth About the Dress: Black and Blue Explained