You Can Now Buy 'The Dress' In Either Blue And Black Or White And Gold 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 ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive In 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing viewers over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. This optical illusion highlighted differences in human color perception The Internet is obsessed with one question: Is this dress gold or blue?