How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American 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 The Dress": Why People See White and Gold or Blue and Black Is The Dress blue and black or white and gold? The answer lies in vision psychology Psychology The Guardian Here's why people saw the dress differently. The dress' went viral 10 years ago and taught us the science of color