Figure 3.17 | The Two Color Interpretations of “The Dress” | These are the two color interpretations of the photo of “The Dress” that went viral on the Internet in early 2015. People became firmly entrenched in their perception of the dress as white and gold or blue and black. The dress was actually blue and black. As explained in the text, the two interpretations may stem from subjective assumptions made by the brain about the illumination source for the dress.