How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American Here's why people saw the dress differently. 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 Exploring the White and Gold Dress Phenomenon 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 Gold Lace White Spandex Long Bell Sleeve Prom Gown