Courtly Renaissance Dress Blue and Gold, size: X Large 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 The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times Science of the Blue and Black White and Gold Dress Business Insider Photo finally solves the black and blue white and gold dress debate Is the dress blue black or white gold? Body Worlds Amsterdam