The Dress": Why People See White and Gold or Blue and Black Here's why people saw the dress differently. Is The Dress blue and black or white and gold? The answer lies in vision psychology Psychology The Guardian The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times 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 The whole internet is arguing about the colour of this 'white and gold' dress (or is it blue and black?) The Mirror