Lizabella 2358 21 Bardot Gold & Cream Dress Snooty Frox 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 Remember when the internet went absolutely nuts on the colour of a dress? The dress was blue and black. The original viral poster, Caitlin McNeill, later said it was a black and blue dress ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive