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NYC_SKP

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23. I tracked down the article about the woman in the dress and how it made it to the Internet.

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 01:42 AM

Mar 2015

Posted on Tumblr.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-roman-originals-black-and-blue-dress-2015-2

The original picture was taken by a member of a bridal party and posted to the Internet.

The mother of the bride wore white and gold. Or was it blue and black?

From a photograph of the dress the bride posted online, there was broad disagreement. A few days after the wedding last weekend on the Scottish island of Colonsay, a member of the wedding band was so frustrated by the lack of consensus that she posted a picture of the dress on Tumblr, and asked her followers for feedback.

“I was just looking for an answer because it was messing with my head,” said Caitlin McNeill, a 21-year-old singer and guitarist.

Within a half-hour, her post attracted some 500 likes and shares. The photo soon migrated to Buzzfeed and Facebook and Twitter, setting off a social media conflagration that few were able to resist.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/business/a-simple-question-about-a-dress-and-the-world-weighs-in.html

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Question about the silly dress colors - tiny internal poll [View all] Mira Mar 2015 OP

I've seen all 3 combinations side-by-side, so I wasn't sure what the deal was in the first place. arcane1 Mar 2015 #1

Maybe you were able to see variations in that representation Mira Mar 2015 #3

I haven't seen it in person but most pics looked like black and blue. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #2

The links are worth studying Mira Mar 2015 #5

To me, the large one looks like the top middle one. Light blue/gold, or white in bluish light? arcane1 Mar 2015 #6

Well, to me Mira Mar 2015 #8

I think we agree. The left two are more like blue-tinted version of the one on the right. arcane1 Mar 2015 #12

I know and I agree Mira Mar 2015 #14

There was another thing going around that lets you know if you have 3 or 4 cones in your retina. arcane1 Mar 2015 #15

The large picture is light blue with gold lace trim, similar to the middle smaller photo. northoftheborder Mar 2015 #30

"blue and gold/brown" should be another choice as many people saw that. PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #4

What this does demonstrate is how different individual vision is. I'm aware of this PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #7

Red/Green color blindness was discussed as we Mira Mar 2015 #11

Yeah makes you wonder how everyone actually sees the world. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #20

Light blue and gold, elleng Mar 2015 #9

White and gold with the possibility Mira Mar 2015 #13

Here is a picture of the dress from the makers of the dress, Roman Originals: NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #16

I was about to go to sleep - and now you are the hell kidding me????? Mira Mar 2015 #17

DITTO! elleng Mar 2015 #19

Yeah that's a good picture with good lighting and a well adjusted camera. PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #21

I tracked down the article about the woman in the dress and how it made it to the Internet. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #23

The photos from the Tumblr page and from the retailer are so different as to raise doubt elleng Mar 2015 #26

Well, here's the mom in the dress in a group shot. Phone camera settings can play tricks! NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #29

Phone cameras sure DO play tricks, SKP! elleng Mar 2015 #32

SOLD! elleng Mar 2015 #18

I never found a decent enough pic of it to judge. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #10

Blue and Black. Solly Mack Mar 2015 #22

I see pale blue and gold. The actual dress is really applegrove Mar 2015 #24

Puce and mauve Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #25

As an artist, my experience is that all color is subjective to the objects and light surrounding it. canoeist52 Mar 2015 #27

Have seen a zillion pictures of the dress, in all it's color variations. northoftheborder Mar 2015 #28

Look upthread, there are several pictures including the manufacturer's site. nt NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #31

Mira, I only saw the dress as white and gold, however... countryjake Mar 2015 #33

Love this conversation! ManiacJoe Mar 2015 #34

I can't answer it, since I saw both, sort of. Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #35