I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium 10 years since THE DRESS blew up Internet. Two thirds of people saw white and gold. It's an optical illusion caused by weird lighting and an overexposed background. It Is actuallylly blue and black. #thedress so we know the dress was black and blue BUT that's not what i'm here to discuss : r opticalillusions All Dresses New York & Company The Dress Turns 10: Tumblrs Cates Holderness on Unraveling the Internet