The Blue and Gold Dress Auroratide Why is it so hard for people to see black and blue?' Salvation Army uses 'The Dress' to talk about domestic abuse Orange County Register Blue Ivy Carter Wears Gold Ball Gown and Minidress at 'Mufasa' Premiere Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime 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 is now a Halloween costume