Long Formal Party Dress Plus Size Black Tie The Dress Outlet Gold Lace Royal Blue Velvet Open Back Prom Dress VQ Saloni London Fabienne Long Dress in Light Gold 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 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 White and Gold or Blue and Black Dress Explained & Busted