Forever 21 Black Silk Dress With Spaghetti Straps Forever 21 Juniors Spaghetti Straps Velour Rainbow Rhinestones Blue and black? White and gold? It's been 10 years since this viral dress debate News wandtv.com Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times 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 In 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing viewers over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. This optical illusion highlighted differences in human color