Shay Rose, a 21-year-old senior at UCLA, is pictured in her handmade dress in Los Angeles, California. (Photo credit: Shay Rose) LOS ANGELES - Shay Rose proved there’s a dress for every occasion after designing a gown to help her stay socially distant.The 21-year-old, who uses the pseudonym "Shay Rose" online out of privacy concerns, is a college senior studying communications and film at UCLA.
Rose said the dress was simply a fun project, born out of an idea she had in September amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "I feel like everyone always had that question of like, ‘What would it be if you had like a social-distancing bubble around you?" Rose said. "I make dresses.