THE dress is sparking a debate on Twitter again…

The Dress is BACK! Image of the frock that broke the internet reignites the debate – but what colours do you see?

• In 2015, a two-tone dress broke the internet with people arguing over colours
• Now the argument has been reignited after an image was reshared on Twitter
• READ MORE: Made you look! These optical illusion snaps will definitely make you question what you’re seeing 

A debate that divided the internet back in 2015 has been reignited – and social media users are no less passionate this time around.

The question that sparked the original viral argument revolved around a photograph of a two-tone dress. Caitlin McNeill, a then-21-year-old aspiring singer from Scotland, first posted the image on Tumblr after noticing her friends saw different colours in the photograph. 

Opinions were split over whether the frock was white and gold, or blue and black, with people also wading in to discuss the science about why people saw different tones.

The argument was settled after a photograph of the dress, made by Roman Originals, came to light – proving that the garment is blue and black.

Now the frock is once again making waves on Twitter, after it was posted by a social media user who re-shared an image of the garment, which originally appeared on Reddit, alongside the caption ‘this changes up the game’. 

The image, originally shared on Reddit some seven years ago, has been reposted to Twitter, once again sparking the debate over what colour it is

Once again, the image, which this time makes the dress appear blue and gold, sparked a slew of responses, including almost 9,000 quote tweets – many from Twitter users who are sick of the debate.

Responding to the image, one wrote: ‘can we leave this dress in 2015. we are tired of seeing it.’

Another added: ‘Y’all pls I’m not strong enough to go through this again.’

A further Twitter user wrote: ‘i am begging you internet people to work out how light works for the love of god.’ 

However, some found the image interesting, with it prompting one to write: ‘Makes so much sense how some of y’all see white and gold now.’ 

And another said: ‘Visit your ophthalmologist if you see anything other than blue and golden in shade.’ 

The original photograph of the dress was taken by Cecilia Bleasdale in 2015, she bought it for her daughter Grace’s upcoming wedding. 

 

New debate: after the 2015 image was reshared on Twitter, it prompted almost 9,000 quote tweets, with many lamenting the return of the debate

She sent the image to the bride-to-be, who shared it with her groom. They were the first people to disagree over the dress’s colours.

But when the bride-to-be posted the picture on Facebook, a disagreement erupted over the colour of the outfit: some said it was white and gold, while others insisted it was blue and black.

REVEALING ITS TRUE COLOURS: SCIENCE BEHIND THE DRESS 

There’s science behind the reason why some people see black on blue while others are just as certain that they see gold on white.

The simple answer is that the picture is an optical illusion.

Objects reflect light at certain wavelengths, or colours, and the human brain determines the colour of an object by taking in its reflected light. But this perception can be thrown off balance by the colour of nearby objects. 

With the photo of the dress, the surrounding colours are so muddled that the brain isn’t sure what to make of the dress itself.

As Wired.com points out, a digital analysis of the dress photo shows that one of the spots of black trim is actually orange in the photo.

Thus, people who perceive the surrounding area as dark are likely to see the blue in the dress as white and the black colours as gold. It all just depends on the manner that the brain perceives and processes colour.

The debate was forgotten until Caitlin McNeill, a close friend of Grace and her new husband, Keir Johnston, posted the picture on Tumblr days after the wedding.

Millions of people from around the world dived into the original debate, including a number of celebrities.

And the hashtag #TheDress started trending worldwide, quickly garnering in excess of 1 million tweets mentioning the hashtag. 

Among them were actress Mindy Kaling, who wrote on Twitter: ‘IT’S A BLUE AND BLACK DRESS! ARE YOU F***ING KIDDING ME’. 

Then-married couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, also waded into the contentious debate.

Kim tweeted: ‘What colour is that dress? I see white & gold. Kanye sees black & blue, who is colour blind?’ 

Meanwhile, musician  Taylor Swift wrote; ‘I don’t understand this odd dress debate and I feel like it’s a trick somehow.I’m confused and scared.PS it’s OBVIOUSLY BLUE AND BLACK.’   

And Justin Bieber kept his fans happy by telling them that he sees ‘blue and black’.  

The scientific answer behind the debate is that it is an optical illusion. 

Objects reflect light at certain wavelengths, or colours, and the human brain determines the colour of an object by taking in its reflected light. 

But this perception can be thrown off balance by the colour of nearby objects. 

As Wired.com points out, a digital analysis of the dress photo shows that one of the spots of black trim is actually orange in the photo.

Thus, people who perceive the surrounding area as dark are likely to see the blue in the dress as white and the black colours as gold. It all just depends on the manner that the brain perceives and processes colour. 

With the photo of the dress, the surrounding colours are so muddled that the brain isn’t sure what to make of the dress itself. 

Adobe, the colour experts, also wrote on Twitter that, using their software, the dress is black and blue.  

 

 

 

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