The actual dress was black and blue. The confusion came from how lighting and color perception tricked people's brains, making some see it as white and gold. It became a viral example Let's settle this once and for all which color is it? Here's why people saw the dress differently. Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage AW 1990 Green Blue Black Gold Sparkly Strip Amarcord Vintage Fashion 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