The Dress

English

The original photograph of The Dress

Alternative forms

• the dress

Proper noun

The Dress

1. (Internet slang) A dress, a photograph of which became an online viral phenomenon in 2015 as debate raged over whether it was blue and black or white and gold.
   • 2019, Daniel T. Willingham, Cedar Riener, Cognition: The Thinking Animal, page 74:

     “The Dress” is an excellent example of light source, reflectance, and shadow indeterminacy.

Related terms

• Dressgate

Further reading

• The original photograph of The Dress
• “The Dress / What Color Is This Dress?”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007
• “The Dress”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• The dress on Wikipedia.Wikipedia