The Dress Debate: Science Explains Why Some See Blue And Black And Others White And Gold Woman Goes Viral After Finding The Optical Illusion Dress That Broke The Internet In 2015 10 years ago, a simple photograph of a dress sparked a global debate unlike anything seen online before. Posted in 2015, the image caused people to argue intensely over whether the dress Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime The white and gold dress, and the illusion of free will Felipe Contreras Optical illusion renews blue and black dress debate nine years on Express.co.uk