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 10 years ago, a simple photograph of a dress sparked a global debate unlike anything seen online before. Posted in 2015, the image caused people to argue intensely over whether the dress Science explains how time spent outdoors colors your view of #thedress Los Angeles Times Black and Gold Dresses: Formal & Cocktail Styles Adrianna Papell Black And Gold Formal Dresses Azazie 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