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The dress is white and gold in terms of local color and is seen here in shadow - here's how you can tell -1) check out the blown out light on the right hand side, this clearly shows that the dress is in shadow. if it were black/blue or any combination of dark tones it would be seen in silhouette - if you know anything about cameras/optics you'll know this is correct due to the pretty limited contrast range outside the application of HDR - graininess of the image also supports this conclusion, as low light conditions in the metered region drive up the ISO.2) drop the image into photoshop and color pick areas of the image (see attached) with the eyedropper - you will get warm shades - ie 'gold' in the yellow/brown range, but also some cool blue shades in the 'white' areas - most - as you probably know areas of shadow typically (though not always) have cool (bluish) tones, this becomes particularly apparent when the light source (behind the dress) has a warmish (yellow) tungsten tone. I can't explain how some of you see black and blue, i can only imagine its some kind of color blindness - its certainly not supported by the evidence provided by even a rudimentary understanding of camera optics, or by simple tests anyone can make in photoshop.