https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:09:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1451468 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 07:38:59 +0000 rachylou 1451468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Every picture I've seen - blue and black straight up. Maybe there's another pic out there...?</p> <p>ETA: an interesting link Isabel! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1450807 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:00:07 +0000 K.M. 1450807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only see white and gold and try as I might, can't see blue and black--even though I read several articles explaining and saw a photo of the original dress in its blue-black incarnation. </p> <p>But seriously, and no offense if your taste is different, what I really see... is a very unattractive dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1450724 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:08:35 +0000 Sara L. 1450724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see white/gold.&nbsp; DH sees blue/black.&nbsp; My older son also see white/gold, but my middle son sees blue/black.&nbsp; He thought I was kidding with him when I told him I see white/gold.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1449784 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:02:29 +0000 columbine(erin) 1449784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I read the article&nbsp;I saw white (well, with a blue cast as I thought from the lighting) and gold at first, then scrolled up and royal blue and black for a moment and then back to white and gold.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1449706 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:20:33 +0000 Anonymous 1449706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely see blue and black and can't comprehend how it can be perceived any other way...? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1449664 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 19:17:35 +0000 Isabel 1449664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is so weird....I can see both. &nbsp;I really liked this explanation :</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.discovery.com/human/the-what-color-is-this-dress-debate-explained-150226.htm">http://news.discovery.com/huma.....150226.htm</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448955 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 02:30:48 +0000 Echo 1448955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laurinda, in retrospect, I think the first dress in the images you posted was what I saw initially. And even DH sees that one as white and gold, as does my middle son. DH went so far as to see the middle image as white and gold, too, when it was presented with the first one, though I see that one as blue and black. So I definitely think there have been different images going around, some more washed out than others. I can make myself see the first image either way now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448922 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:42:40 +0000 Aida 1448922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only see blue/black, very possibly blue/gold. Can't make it turn white! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448823 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:15:36 +0000 MsMary 1448823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I saw white and gold and thought the Blue and Blackers were crazy. Then I read <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2015/02/27/blue_and_black_or_white_and_gold_the_two_women_behind_the_dress_definitively.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a> explaining that it's black and blue in real life, and now I can only see the blue and black. Crazy... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448806 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:48:19 +0000 Echo 1448806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I first saw this last night, I saw it as white and gold. My children saw blue and black (DH is on a business trip so I couldn't show him). But about an hour later, I saw the same image as blue and black. When the Today show showed it this morning, I again saw white and gold, and then it turned black and blue. Now it has stayed blue and black and I cannot see it as white and gold at all. SO confusing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448795 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:26:25 +0000 Ruth M 1448795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Black and blue initially. Then I can see a gold-ish tinge&nbsp;in the black stripes. But can't see white at all. So fascinating! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448781 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:02:04 +0000 Astrid 1448781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't see any gold and white at all. That you clearly can leaves me scratching my head... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448776 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:46:36 +0000 Summer 1448776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely blue and black here, but earlier I saw gold and white. &nbsp;I don't know what that says about my eyesight! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448757 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:25:15 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1448757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It depends on the link I look at.&nbsp; When I first saw it on my coworker's phone it looked gold and white.&nbsp; When I looked at an article on msn.com, it first looked gold and white, then shifted to blue and black as I scrolled down (like Diana and Una said).&nbsp; This photo you posted looks clearly blue and black.&nbsp; Apparently the actual stock photo of the dress shows it as blue and black, but the lighting used in the photo that has been circulating is causing some weird optical illusion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448748 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:00:58 +0000 catgirl 1448748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This picture is clearly blue/black to me, but in this link I can see it shift from white/gold to blue/black as I scroll down and stare at it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tumblr-dress-debate-white-and-gold-or-blue-and-black-2015262" rel="nofollow">http://www.usmagazine.com/cele.....nd-black-2</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448739 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:19:55 +0000 Laurinda 1448739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can see it both ways, it is a good optical illusion.</p> <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/what-color-is-this-dress-the-fundamental-truths-that-it--and-philosophy--can-teach-us-10074742.html" rel="nofollow">What color is this dress? The fundamental truths that it — and philosophy — can teach us</a></p> <p><b>Everyone sees things differently</b> </p> <p><i>The Dress isn’t white and gold, or blue and black. It is, at best, an object in space that reflects certain wavelengths of light, which are then interpreted by<br /> human eyes and brains as conforming with certain ideas of colour. Even that isn’t for sure.</i></p> <p><i>It’s because colour is a kind of </i><b>qualia</b><i> – the philosophical term for the individual bits of subjective experience that each of us have. They’re impossible to pass on – you might be able to let someone try your glass of wine, but they’ll never experience the taste you do; you can tell someone you have a headache but they’ll never really feel your pain...<br />_______________________________<br /> </i>ETA: More from Wired: <a href="http://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/" rel="nofollow">The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress</a></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448728 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:49:18 +0000 tolkitty 1448728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Blue and black. </p> <p>I confess&nbsp;I'm utterly mystified that it could be seen&nbsp;so completely different by another set of eyes!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448725 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:25:11 +0000 Ornella 1448725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>??</p> <p>Team Blue and Black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448720 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:09:39 +0000 doubleh 1448720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I saw this last night and woke up with a headache this morning. &nbsp;I entirely blame this dress. &nbsp;I see white and gold and can't see it any other way. &nbsp;DH saw exact pic as I did at same time and saw black &amp; blue. &nbsp;This morning if I scroll quickly I see B&amp;B out of the corner of my eye, but when I focus...oy. &nbsp;Rods &amp; cones, baby. &nbsp;That is my official scientific theory. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448717 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:05:39 +0000 Angie 1448717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES. Greg and I were talking about the dress this morning. It's all over twitter. I saw blue and black - and still do.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448679 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:14:54 +0000 Diana 1448679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I saw this last night, it changed colors before my eyes. So confusing. I clicked on the link, saw a white-gold dress, then I scrolled down to read the comments and it turned blue. </p> <p>So, being me, I stared at it a lot and came up with a theory. I think that if you only see the top half of the photo (which is the case if you're looking on a small screen, like a phone - doesn't work with your photo above though because YLF automatically resizes photos to fit your screen), it looks white, but if you see the whole photo, or just the bottom, it looks blue. I think it's something about the lighting at the top that tricks the eye into thinking it's white, but if you see it in the context of the whole photo you can see that it's blue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-colour-is-the-dress#post-1448652 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:27:27 +0000 Echo 1448652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am sure some of you have seen this go viral and it was even mentioned on the telly this morning. This photo of a dress has been causing all sorts of commotion and has split people into two camps: white/gold and blue/black. What colours do YOU see when you look at it?</p> <p> </p>