The Science Behind the Dress The New York Times Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime Polka Dot Dresses So Expensive With Pointed Toe Shoes, Fact Who What Wear ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie Here's why people saw the dress differently.