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Due to the dress's particular color scheme and the exposure of the photo, it forms an optical illusion causing viewers to disagree on what color the dress actually seems to be

This article was co-authored by Susan Kim and by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Madden

Whether it's your first time attending a formal event or you're a seasoned pro, it's equally tricky landing on a gown that is equal parts dressy and trendy, but after all of the recent award show red carpets (the Met Gala, the Oscars, the BAFTAs to name a few), we've been taking notes from some of our favourite celebs on how to make occasionwear cool again

Then I realized my closet already held the ultimate Halloween hack: a plain black dress

Happy Halloween

Play with textures: Since black is such a versatile color, you can have fun mixing and matching different textures in your accessories