It
is the question that divided the internet: is the dress white and gold,
or blue and black? But now there's a new optical illusion baffling
social media users across the nation.
Gino, believed to be from the UK, shared a photo of a pair of Louis Vuitton trainers to Twitter and penned: 'Twitter are these white or black because all I see is white?'
The
controversial image, which has since gone viral and sparked a fierce
online debate, has split social media users in two, with many arguing
over what colour they see.
'I don't
know how anyone is seeing anything other than black,' wrote one, while a
second penned: 'White is the only right answer.'
Gino, believed to be from the UK, shared a photo of a pair of Louis Vuitton trainers (pictured) to Twitter
Alongside the controversial image, he questioned: 'Twitter are these white or black because all I see is white?'
A
third added: 'I could only see black and couldn't figure out how they
were possibly white, but now I see white and I can't see black anymore
wtf.'
And some took to the comments section to suggest the possible reasons people may be seeing different colours.
'White
shoes, with glow in the dark pattern. Picture taken with the lights
off,' commented one, while a second penned: 'They’re white in a dark
room.'
A third agreed:
'They're just white trainers in the dark. I don't get why people are
confused,' while a further commented: They're white. Just no light.'
Meanwhile,
others suggested the way in which social media users see the colour of
the trainers depends on the brightness of their phones.
'I
reckon they're white but the brightness is turned down and the Louis
Vuitton pattern is tricking your eyes. But at first glance I saw black,'
admitted one, while a second agreed: 'Just change the brightness and
you can tell they’re white.'
Many admitted they couldn't see anything other than black trainers featuring a white pattern (pictured)
Internet sensation: This picture of the dress previously sparked debate, with viewers disagreeing over the colour
A
third commented: 'Depends how high my brightness is turned up on my
phone. I usually have it quite dark so I see black, if I turn my
brightness up to full then I can just about make it as a dirty white.'
Despite several theories floating around, those who could see the shoes as black remained adamant of their opinion.
'Black with white patterns,' wrote one, while a second penned: 'Fully black for me with White LV logo.'
The
debate is reminiscent of the two-toned frock debate, which saw users
taking to social media to argue over what colours they could see - white
and gold or blue and black.
The
picture of the dress was first posted on Tumblr by Caitlin McNeill, a
21-year-old aspiring singer from Scotland, after noticing her friends
saw different colours in the photograph.
The
image became an online sensation, with posts arguing over the dress's
original colours. Even celebrities weighed in on the fashion debate,
with Kim Kardashian asking her 29.4million Twitter followers to help
settle a disagreement between herself and husband Kanye West.
Others argued the trainers are clearly white, but the picture has just been taken with the light off (pictured) oa here
