How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American so we know the dress was black and blue BUT that's not what i'm here to discuss : r opticalillusions Blue Homecoming Dresses Navy to Light Blue HOCO Dresses Windsor White and Gold? Some people see this dress as white and gold, while others see it as blue and black. The real colors? Blue and black! This viral debate took the internet by storm, and even now, This explains how the blue black white gold dress illusion was possible. But it doesn't explain why some people saw it one way and some saw it the other, and no one seemed to see