ASOS DESIGN Curve floral embellished velvet mini dress in black ASOS 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 OnThisDay Ten years ago a great dress color debate was born! The dress became a viral phenomenon in 2015 with social media torn on whether the dress was blue and black or Elegant Velvet Floral Midi Dress With Spaghetti Straps on Luulla