Optical illusion renews blue and black dress debate nine years on Express.co.uk I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive FASHIONABLE WAYS TO WEAR A BLUE DRESS Average Socialite The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie