A look into Star Wars: Padme's Dresses. Annex A 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 Dress drama: Blue and black or white and gold? What's the science? Genetic Literacy Project Eleven years ago, a single photo posted on Tumblr sparked one of the biggest internet debates of all time. The dress instantly divided the world, some swore it was white and gold, Padm Dress Lorena Cordero The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times