Black or white? The internet is divided over the colour of these Louis Vuitton trainers – The National

Black or white? The internet is divided over the colour of these Louis Vuitton trainers – The National

The internet is divided over the colour of these Louis Vuitton trainers. Some people are convinced the shoes are black, while others see them as white.... Another year, another optical illusion leaving the internet scratching its collective head.. This time, things have taken a luxury twist, as a pair of Louis Vuitton trainers are at the centre of the debate.. It all started when a picture of a pair of custom-made LV Reflective Air Force 1s was shared to Twitter.. "This is proper messing with my head," he wrote.. The image was taken in the dark, to show off the trainer's reflective properties.. On both the shoe and the box, the brand's famous LV icon is glowing, but it's the colour of the shoe that has left people puzzled.. "I can only see black trainers with black laces," said Sullivan.. Sullivan then decided to conduct a Twitter poll to gauge a definitive answer, and although it's a close vote, 57.3 per cent of the 600 people who have responded see a black trainer, as opposed to 42.7 per cent who see white.. A #viral optical illusion has been used to test a new #algorithm that delves