The Dress Debate: Science Explains Why Some See Blue And Black And Others White And Gold so we know the dress was black and blue BUT that's not what i'm here to discuss : r opticalillusions Science explains how time spent outdoors colors your view of #thedress Los Angeles 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 How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American Why Are People Seeing Different Colors In That Damn Dress?