What color is this dress and why is everyone on the Internet arguing about it? PhillyVoice This explains how the blue black white gold dress illusion was possible. But it doesn't explain why some people saw it one way and some saw it the other, and no one seemed to see Thedress: 'It's been quite stressful having to deal with it we had a falling out' Internet The Guardian so we know the dress was black and blue BUT that's not what i'm here to discuss : r opticalillusions