What color is the dress? Why do some people see blue and black and some people see gold and white when looking at a single image of a dress? : r askscience I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium 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 Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime Dress drama: Blue and black or white and gold? What's the science? Genetic Literacy Project