I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium 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 perception What Do You See? Asian Scientist Magazine The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times