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. Black and Blue or White and Gold? How Your Brain Sees 'the Dress' Business Insider The world's most famous optical illusion turns 10 years old Creative Bloq The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times Exploring Color Constancy: The Dress Phenomenon Explained 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