Anime Fan Fest staff
March 9, 2016 
Cirque du Soleil. Nightclubs. Olympians. Red Carpets. Electric Daisy Carnival. Film. Commercials. Music Videos. Red Carpets.
Jez Roth started sewing at the age of 13 on small crafts and at the local dance studio before falling in love with the art of cosplay at Katsucon 1998.
After many years of competing at anime convention masquerades winning Best in Show 15 times with tailored costumes and heavily choreographed skits, he moved to Las Vegas to work for The Venetian designing the Opera Gowns, eventually landing at Cirque du Soleil’s water spectacular O.
Since leaving Cirque, he currently works freelance out of his own studio – creating everything from mermaids that shoot water, Mirrorball Men, and Golden Fairies that contort through the air, designing for events with A-list celebrities such as Kim Kardiashian, Eva Langoria, Snoop Dogg, and DJs such as Benny Benassi, Dash Berlin – his jewelry has even been worn on the red carpet at the Billboard Awards.
He has traveled as far as Japan as a cosplay guest and represented the United States at the IOEA along with other cosplayers all over the world. He believes that the world of costuming is an endlessly fascinating pursuit – from armor to gowns, giant puppetry to monsters and his goal to share unique events that educate and involve the community.
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 reserve tickets, click here.
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