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 Puff Sleeve Short Bodycon Dress Black And White Jenna Bush Hager wears viral 'The Dress' 10 years after debate 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