What I never understood was if some folk saw the original dress as white gold & some saw it as black blue then how do side by side images like this exist showing them as two Pin by B D on Awesome White gold dress, Yellow and white dress, White dress outfit Louisa Short Jersey Dress Navy Boden USA The Dress Debate SETTLED: Black And Blue Or White And Gold? TODAY 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