Is the dress blue black or white gold? Body Worlds Amsterdam 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 It's no secret that the Met Gala is the world's most fashionable theme party. Before the Met Gala takes over the Metropolitan Museum of Art tonight, take a look back at ten First a cape, now a Scandinavian scarf!? STILL a dupatta. #Dupatta #Metgala #ArchivalStyle #IndianCraft #HaileyBieber [archival fashion, dupatta, fashion history, traditional, hailey bieber, metgala]