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 So I searched up the black and blue dress : r opticalillusions The color doesn't matter the dress is ugly CNN Optical illusion renews blue and black dress debate nine years on Express.co.uk Optical illusion renews blue and black dress debate nine years on Express.co.uk Here's why people saw the dress differently.