Is the dress blue or gold? The phenomenon originated in a photograph of a dress posted on Facebook in 2015. The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive 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 Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime