Black and Blue or White and Gold? How Your Brain Sees 'the Dress' Business Insider GOLD STRAPLESS LONG DRESS CULT MIA HACCHIC COUTURE 10 years since THE DRESS blew up Internet. Two thirds of people saw white and gold. Its an optical illusion caused by weird lighting and an overexposed background. It Is actuallylly blue and black. CMV: Change my view from seeing this dress as blue and black to seeing it as white and gold. : r changemyview The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times