Picture Of Viral Blue And Black Dress Also Shows White And Gold, And Twitter Is Arguing Over It Again Evie Magazine Zendaya's Sheer Midnight Blue Gown Has Strategically Placed String Gold and white or blue and black?' optical illusion dress from 2015 found at yard sale 9Honey 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 of how human vision can interpret colors differently under certain