Why did some people see a gold and white dress? Our Brain YouTube Remember the viral dress that divided the internet back in 2015? Was it blue and black, or was it white and gold? , For the first episode of our brand new podcast, Stories in Colour, join Professor Is the dress blue or gold? The phenomenon originated in a photograph of a dress posted on Facebook in 2015. The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive