Emmeline Gold Dress Byrd By Tzippy How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American 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 The Science Behind the Dress The New York Times