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In a 2013 Wall Street Journal article about the success of the dress, Berman's co-founder and husband, Sean Pattison, said, "If I don't have 500 black Jackies in the warehouse at all times, I could be in trouble." The dress, which retails for $375, comes in black (obviously) and also eight other colors, like red and eggplant, navy and tan

A transparent pair of sheer black tights creates an intriguing contrast, whereas opaque tights can make it look as though youre wearing, well, black skinny jeans

When uncertain, check the dress code on the invitation

As Scott posted above, the cylinder with the shadows on the checkerboard show a good example of how our minds alter real color, so that we can get a better understanding of what an object really looks like, regardless of lighting, in a three-dimensional world