TheDress Blue Black, White Gold Sales are Through the Roof!!! This Dress is Blue and Black, Right? What Colors do You See? ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive 10 years ago, a simple photograph of a dress sparked a global debate unlike anything seen online before. Posted in 2015, the image caused people to argue intensely over whether the dress 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