Optical illusion renews blue and black dress debate nine years on Express.co.uk How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American 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 The Dress Debate: Science Explains Why Some See Blue And Black And Others White And Gold The Internet is obsessed with one question: Is this dress gold or blue?