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 80s 90s Sho Max Originals Silk Sequin Gold Leaf Party Dress Watch the dress change from Black & Blue to White & Gold right in front of your eyes by P Van Medium The dress was a viral online phenomenon in 2015, centered on a photograph of a dress that people disagreed on whether it was blue and black or white and gold. Within a Black & blue or gold & white? Mystery of the dress solved The Economic Times