Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime This explains how the blue black white gold dress illusion was possible. But it doesn't explain why some people saw it one way and some saw it the other, and no one seemed to see Blue or Gold? #THEDRESS. The Dress by Vicky Chen Clear as Mud Medium Tanya Taylor Robinella Knotted Cap Sleeve Midi Dress Neiman Marcus Decision Making Biases in Group: Is the Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? Applied Social Psychology (ASP) The Pennsylvania State University