Here's why people saw the dress differently. How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American This image continues to divide the world: What color do you Blue and black or white and gold? It's been a full decade since "The Dress "took over the internet, yet You Can Now Buy 'The Dress' In Either Blue And Black Or White And Gold The white and gold dress, and the illusion of free will Felipe Contreras In 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing viewers over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. This optical illusion highlighted differences in human color