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 CMV: Change my view from seeing this dress as blue and black to seeing it as white and gold. : r changemyview ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive The Dress: An Interactive Classroom Experiment by Andrew Robinson Precarious Physicist Medium Catherine Yellow Asymmetrical Pleated Long Sleeve Maxi Dress, L Yellow Princess Catherine's $130 brass earrings with ocean blue stones are a statement Woman & Home