The woman behind the dress that broke the Internet

Caitlin McNeillis a 21-year-old musician who hails from the tinyScottish island of Colonsay, home to a whopping135 "friendly inhabitants."

But you may know her as the woman who broke the Internet the one whodid it without showing off her ample, oil-covered booty.

Here's why you're reading about #thedress in your newsfeed:McNeillposted an image of the dress toTumblrand asked "is this dress white and gold or blue and black?"

SPOILER ALERT: The dress is blue and black.

The origin of this story begins with a dress worn by a motherof the bride known to McNeill. Before the wedding, the mother of the bride sent apicture of her "blue and black" dress to the bride. When the bride and her fiancee saw it, however, the soon-to-be groom thoughtthe dress was gold and white.

McNeill, who was at the wedding, said she agreed with the groomthat the dress looked white and gold in the picture.She explained the story in an interview with Toronto'sRoz and Mocha from KISS 92.5this morning.

She also graciously offereda mea culpa for any potential aggravation this hystericaldebate may becausing:

Id like to say Im sorry to half the world and Id like to say have a good time arguing with your family to the rest of the world, she said.

For the record, the dress is available on theRoman websitefor $77. It also comes in white -- with black (not gold) lace.

Oy. This dress.