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 File photo Designer Jean Paul Gaultier appears on the catwalk with a model at the end of his Spring Summer 2013 Haute Couture fashion show part of the Paris Fashion Week, at the designer's It's the gold and white dress all over again! Internet goes into meltdown over colour of flip flops OK! Magazine White And Gold Dress Controversy