The Science Behind the Dress The New York Times Picture Of Viral Blue And Black Dress Also Shows White And Gold, And Twitter Is Arguing Over It Again Evie Magazine 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 I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium