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 Jenna Bush Hager wears viral 'The Dress' 10 years after debate @itsthemind The Dress remix of a post via @hardwire_media, Which team are you? , #White&Gold, #Black&Blue, In 2015, a photo of a dress went viral because people couldnt agree on its colorssome Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? (Published 2015)