Happy 10th anniversary to the original photograph of "The Dress" and the subsequent internet debate over white and gold or black and blue : r popculturechat Spotlight Snap 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 perception THE DRESS TURNS 10 YEARS OLD! The dress was a 2015 online viral phenomenon centred on a photograph of a dress. Viewers disagreed on whether the dress was blue and black, or Original Penguin Performance Veronica Golf Dress Black Iris SS24 Wom Golfio Here's why people saw the dress differently.