--- title: The Dress: Taylor Swift Says It's Black and Blue Not White and Gold description: Other celebrities are also weighing in on the dress that's breaking the Internet. canonical: https://time.com/3725450/dress-taylor-swift-black-blue-white-gold-celebrities/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-27T03:38:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:29.507Z og:title: Taylor Swift Says The Dress is Black and Blue og:description: See what other celebrities think og:url: https://time.com/3725450/dress-taylor-swift-black-blue-white-gold-celebrities/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taylor Swift Says The Dress is Black and Blue twitter:description: See what other celebrities think twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Taylor Swift Says The Dress is Black and Blue > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## Video: Late-Night Highlight: Jimmy Kimmel Gets Revenge For Taylor Swift [Watch (HLS stream): Late-Night Highlight: Jimmy Kimmel Gets Revenge For Taylor Swift](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QjeVSpnt.m3u8) (0:58)  _Published 2014-10-24. When Taylor Swift was just 14 years old, Jimmy Kimmel’s music booker for his show wouldn’t let Swift perform. Now, Kimmel has gotten revenge for Swift’s sake._ by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Feb 27, 2015 3:38 AM UTC by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Feb 27, 2015 3:38 AM UTC So there’s [this dress](http://time.com/3725356/dress-blue-black-white-gold/) that’s dividing everybody into two distinct halves: black-blue or white-gold. And Taylor Swift belongs to the former. > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/571131244634877952) Do you agree? Jaden Smith does. > [](https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/571149814068441088) Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland doesn’t, but her brother is confused. > [](https://twitter.com/Sarah%5FHyland/status/571126596033126400) > [](https://twitter.com/Sarah%5FHyland/status/571128920537309184) Neither does Anna Kendrick. > [](https://twitter.com/AnnaKendrick47/status/571155980186071040) The dress is even causing a rift between one of television’s favorite couples and real-life BFFs Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak, with recent Oscar-winner Julianne Moore also weighing in to spark off some hilarious banter. > [](https://twitter.com/mindykaling/status/571124034114613248) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fjuliannemoore/status/571130359334772736) ### 6 Dresses That Are Way More Famous Than #TheDress  Portrait of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace (Grace Kelly) on their wedding day on April 19, 1956 in Monaco. Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images  First Lady Jackie Kennedy wearing a fitted silk apricot dress and triple strand of pearls, walking through crowds at Udaipur during visit to India, 1962. Art Rickerby—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of a New York subway grating while in character for the filming of 'The Seven Year Itch' in Manhattan on Sept. 15, 1954. Matty Zimmerman—AP  This is a photo from page 2991 of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's report showing Monica Lewinsky's dress which was tested for physical evidence of a relationship between President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. OIC/AP  Jennifer Lopez wears Versace at the 42nd Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2000. Scott Gries—Getty Images  President Barack Obama introduced his wife Michelle at the Commander-In-Chief Ball after his inauguration held at the National Building Museum in Washington on Jan. 20, 2009. David Stephenson—Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT/Getty Images A couple of celebs, like James Franco and Miley Cyrus, took the debate onto Instagram. Oh Miley. And Ariana Grande has had enough. > [](https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/571152410191601664) So has Nicole Polizzi a.k.a Snooki from Jersey Shore, but only because she saw white and gold initially. > [](https://twitter.com/snooki/status/571159484040667136) Stop everything. Kanye and Kim just disagreed on the color of the dress. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/571168149871177730) Choose your side! _Read next:_ [_The Dress That Broke the Internet, and the Woman Who Started It All_](http://time.com/3725628/the-dress-caitlin-mcneill-post-tumblr-viral/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ### PHOTOS: See Taylor Swift Over the Years  Taylor Swift arrives at the 2006 CMT Music Awards at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. John Shearer—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift arrives at the 2007 CMT Music Awards. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs during the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2007. Ethan Miller—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs during the Academy of Country Music New Artists' Party for a Cause show at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2008. Ethan Miller—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs live on MTV's "TRL" at the MTV Studios in Times Square in New York City in 2008. Gary Gershoff—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift attends the 42nd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee in 2008. Ed Rode—WireImage/Getty Images  Singer Taylor Swift arrives at CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California in 2008. Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs on Saturday Night Live in 2009. NBC/Getty Images  Taylor Swift arrives at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court in London, England. Gareth Cattermole—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs during the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards All-Star Jam at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009. Ethan Miller—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2009. Theo Wargo—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift arrives to the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Stephen Lovekin—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee in 2009. Katherine Bomboy—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs onstage at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California in 2010. Michael Caulfield—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift drops one of her awards during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California in 2010. Valerie Macon—AFP/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010. Rick Diamond—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs during the Grand Ole Opry 85th birthday bash at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010. Tony R. Phipps—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs "Back to December" at the 44th Annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010. Rick Diamond—Getty Images  Taylor Swift attends the 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2011. TIMOTHY A. CLARY—AFP/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at the Radio One Teen Awards at Wembley Arena in London, England in 2012. Mike Marsland—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at the Radio One Teen Awards at Wembley Arena in London, England in 2012. Mike Marsland—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift switches on the Christmas lights and performs for fans and shoppers at Westfield London in London, England in 2012. Mike Marsland—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift arrives at the 26th Annual ARIA Awards 2012 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia. Don Arnold—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs on stage during the 26th Annual ARIA Awards 2012 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia. Brendon Thorne—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs during night 1 of the 2012 KIIS FM Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, California. C Flanigan—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Taylor Swift in concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts in 2013. Barry Chin—Boston Globe/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs while Candice Swanepoel walks the runway at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City. Jamie McCarthy—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on May 30, 2014 in Shanghai, China. ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2014 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, Ca. Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, Ca. Christopher Polk—Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs on The Voice in 2014. NBC/Getty Images  Taylor Swift performs during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Earl's Court exhibition centre on Dec. 2, 2014 in London, England. Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images for Victoria's Secr  Taylor Swift performs onstage during KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2014 at Staples Center on December 5, 2014 in Los Angeles, Ca. Christopher Polk—Getty Images ## Transcript For your Late Night Highlight, Jimmy Kimmel got revenge on his own music booker for Taylor Swift. Apparently, when she was just 14, she tried to play for the booker and he wasn't interested. Looking back, all's well that ends well. I do hold a grudge. Guillermo, grab some of the security guys, I want Scott thrown out of this building right now. Take him out. And the Scott the Music Booker was indeed thrown out of th building. For her part, Swift was gracious and said it was probably better Scott did not let her play saying Jimmy would have scolded him for letting a 14- year old. Quote " child" perform. Obviously Taylor made it big without Scott. She's been busy promoting her new album 1989. She even shut down Hollywood Boulevard for Jimmy's show. Her single " Shake it Off" was at number one a few weeks ago and is still up there at number two. 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