Illusion Jeweled Off the Shoulder Mermaid Dress in Light Blue Blue and Gold Dress: Understanding the Optical Illusion Is the Dress White and Gold or Black and Blue Business Insider Can you believe its been 10 years already? In 2015, this dress absolutely broke the internet. Some people saw white and gold. Others were convinced it was blue and black. And a decade later? The Here's why people saw the dress differently.