Optical illusion: Dress colour debate goes global BBC News 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 science behind the controversial blue black, gold white dress The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph caused many to perceive it as white and gold, creating debate. Within a week, more than ten million tweets had You Can Now Buy 'The Dress' In Either Blue And Black Or White And Gold