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 TheDress is now available in white and gold and you can bid on it (for a good cause)! FASHION Magazine Original Dresses White And Gold Debunking The Black And Blue Or White And Gold Dress Mystery 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 perception