Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times The dress was a viral online phenomenon in 2015, centered on a photograph of a dress that people disagreed on whether it was blue and black or white and gold. Within a Dress Black Gold Illusion Striped Dress Illusion Viral Dress Color The Dress Black And Blue It's been 10 years since this dress was posted. People debated which colours it was, and it was later confirmed to be black and blue.