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 Happy 10th anniversary to the original photograph of "The Dress" and the subsequent internet debate over white and gold or black and blue : r popculturechat The Science Behind the Dress Illusion Eyepic Eye Care Roundtree Gold Label White Dress Shirts Gold Label Roundtree Yorke Full Fit Non Iron Point Collar Color Debate: The Gold and White vs. Black and Blue Dress TikTok