Debate rages over color of dress How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times The Dress' returns in special edition gold and white version for Comic Relief charity auction The Independent The Independent Eleven years ago today, an image of a dress posted on Tumblr, a social networking platform, ignited a global online debate over whether it was white and gold or blue and black. so we know the dress was black and blue BUT that's not what i'm here to discuss : r opticalillusions