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Cedar Riener, professor of psychology at Randolph-Macon College, explained to BuzzFeed News that the differences in color perception are probably related to how our brains are interpreting the "quantity of light that comes into our retina." "Some people are deciding that there is a fair amount of illumination on a blue and black (or less reflective) dress," Riener told Virginia Hughes in 2016

She holds a bachelors degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara

Photographs with limited context, like this picture of the dress, can trick the eye

Featuring a semi-voluminous skirt that gradually flows out from the waist, this elegant style is the definition of understated chic