Gold and white or blue and black?' optical illusion dress from 2015 found at yard sale 9Honey Olivia Wilde's Style File Photo finally solves the black and blue white and gold dress debate 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 Science explains how time spent outdoors colors your view of #thedress Los Angeles Times In February 2015, a photo of a striped dress posted online unexpectedly turned into a worldwide argument. Some viewers swore it was blue and black, while others were convinced it was white