By John McCarthy

It has been called many things, sparked countless office battles and split opinion throughout the world, nonetheless, THAT dress became the centre of attention courtesy of a simple optical illusion.

On Friday the dress went viral, trending in the UK on Twitter with four separate hashtags #TheDress, #DressGate #WhiteandGold, and #BlackandBlue.

​The only thing social media users were incapable of agreeing on was its actual colour.

Several brands got involved and tried to solve the issue.

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