Happy 10th anniversary to the original photograph of "The Dress" and the subsequent internet debate over white and gold or black and blue : r popculturechat Iris van Herpen crafts Met Gala dress from 15,000 glass bubbles White and gold? Or blue and black? Dress sets the Internet ablaze with color debate Color scientists explain the dress that went viral RIT The actual dress was black and blue. The confusion came from how lighting and color perception tricked people's brains, making some see it as white and gold. It became a viral example White And Gold Dresses REVOLVE