The Science Behind the Black and Blue (or White and Gold) Dress Blue or Gold? #THEDRESS. The Dress by Vicky Chen Clear as Mud Medium 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 The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie