The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times Sparkly Midi Dress White Gold Luxe Midi Dresses and Luxe Party Dresses Here's why people saw the dress differently. OnThisDay Ten years ago a great dress color debate was born! The dress became a viral phenomenon in 2015 with social media torn on whether the dress was blue and black or 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