In the context of The dress, explore the Real colours of dress confirmed of the Response.
The dress was confirmed as a royal blue "Lace Bodycon Dress" from the retailer, Roman Originals. The dress is black and blue; although it was available in three other colours (red, pink, and ivory, each with black lace), a white and gold version was not available at the time. The day after McNeill's post, Roman Originals' website experienced a major surge in traffic and sold out of the dress within 30 minutes. On 28 February, Roman Originals announced that they would make a single white and gold dress for a Comic Relief charity auction.On 3 March, the Johnstons, Bleasdale, and MacNeill appeared as guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the United States. The presenter, Ellen DeGeneres, presented each of them with gifts of underwear patterned after the dress and combining both colour schemes. The show sponsors also gave the Johnstons a gift of $10,000 and a honeymoon trip to Grenada, as they had left their honeymoon early to participate in the show.By 1 March, over two thirds of BuzzFeed users polled responded that the dress was white and gold. Some people have suggested that the dress changes colours on its own. Media outlets noted that the photo was overexposed and had poor white balance, causing its colours to be washed out, giving rise to the perception by some that the dress is white and gold.
overexposed Comic Relief Grenada Ellen DeGeneres honeymoon BuzzFeed white balance The Ellen DeGeneres Show