Anime Fan Fest staff
March 7, 2016 
Known as RuffleButt (previously AnimeAngel), Jessie is a 16 year veteran of the diverse and colorful cosplay community. An accomplished and award winning seamstress in her own right, she has served as a cosplay model for some of the biggest companies in the Anime and gaming industry, including Machinima, Ubisoft, Aniplex, Funimation, Bandai, NIS America and others. In the last year she has also made costumes for Amazon.com and Obsidian Entertainment.
For conventions, she has judged numerous Masquerades, coordinated competitions of all kinds and hosted many panels. Jessie has also had the honor of judging the 2012 Eurocosplay Championship finals in London. She has been featured in an episode of Subcultures as well as videos by Machinima and Nerdist. She also volunteers her time for the Combat Radio’s Breakfast with Santa charity and CASA. Early in 2014, she was featured in a Microsoft Windows Phone ad representing cosplay and was featured in a full page spread of Airbrush Action with a body painting project coordinated by Webble.
When not working on her latest costume creation, Jessie’s passion is photography, with her work being published in various online and print publications including Newsweek. She is currently a seamstress and designer for Sypher Arts studios.
To learn more about Jessie, check out her facebook page.
Anime Fan Fest is presented by Otaku USA Magazine and will take place May 6-8 of 2016, at Somerset New Jersey’s Garden State Exhibit Center. To get register, click here.
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