The white gold blue black Internet #dressgate: Stages of certainty,confusion, horror, and acceptance Rage Against The Minivan Blue black or white gold? The dress debate is over 10 years since THE DRESS blew up Internet. Two thirds of people saw white and gold. Its an optical illusion caused by weird lighting and an overexposed background. It Is actuallylly blue and black. The White Dress by Mignon G Eberhart: Good Hardcover (1945) First Edition. Yare Books 10 years ago today, this dress was posted online, turning into a viral phenomenon. Viewers couldn't decide if the dress was blue and black, or white and gold. It was later confirmed