Is the dress blue or gold? The phenomenon originated in a photograph of a dress posted on Facebook in 2015. The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph Blue And Black Dress Or White And Gold Dress Dress Original White Gold Dress Vs Blue Here's why people saw the dress differently. In 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing viewers over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. This optical illusion highlighted differences in human color