Almost Famous Juniors Black, Gold, White & Blue Striped Dress, Size M eBay Black and Blue Dress or White and Gold Cartoon Cartoon A Day 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 Oh no I think my 6 year old son is colorblind!!!!! his shirt is black and his button is blue and he says the dress are the same colors as his shirt and pin. Theres no way . Its clearly white and The medical truth behind #TheDress. And yes, it makes sense.