28.11.2026

Slopfest #89 · 2015 · Vienna

Blue and Black, or Not

Half the internet saw a blue dress, half saw a white one. We draped the venue in it and let them argue.

#89Photo lost in the Great Slop Flood.
Two-panel meme: the same striped Stadthalle tablecloth labelled 'blue and black' and 'white and gold', top text 'SLOPFEST #89'

Museum status: Currently touring. Nobody knows where.

Venue
Stadthalle, freshly back from Eurovision
Attendance
41,200
Fun fact
2 halves, 2 afterparties, 1 dress

What happened

Every wall, tablecloth and staff uniform was in the colors of the dress. Guests were asked at the door which colors they saw and sent to opposite halves of the Stadthalle accordingly. The two halves have held separate afterparties every year since. The committee has seen the photo and officially sees 'slop'.

Elsewhere in 2015

A photo of a dress goes viral as viewers split over whether it is blue and black or white and gold. It is blue and black.

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