article_snippet: However, long before Kim Kardashian turned selfie taking into an art form, Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz was busy piecing together His Book of Clothes.
article_snippet: In an incredible project that appears to be unique, style-obsessed Matthaeus - who was born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1497 - commissioned 137 watercolour paintings of Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz over a 40 year period.
article_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz commissioned pictures of Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz flamboyant outfits over a 40 year period from the 1520s .
article_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz kept a note of when Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz wore each look - just as today's bloggers do .
article_snippet: Fascinated by clothes, the flamboyant dresser began recording Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz appearance on parchment paper in 1520, during a time when strict laws governed the kinds of fabrics each social rank and station could wear.
article_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz initially commissioned 35 images to document Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz sartorial choices from childhood up to Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz early 20s but ended up with 101 more pictures.
article_snippet: As no other pictorial record like this exists, historians believe Matthaeus created the first ever fashion tome - similar to 21st century online blogs.
article_snippet: Unlike today's fashion bloggers, Matthaeus, who spent a large part of Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz income on clothing, didn't have Instagram filters and Photoshop to rely on.
article_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz opted for surprisingly elaborate outfits which were an example of cutting-edge fashion of the time and used Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz clothes to make a political statement.
article_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz bound all Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz outfit paintings into a volume called the Book Of Clothes .
article_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz boldly combined patterns, colours and decoration in a variety outfits in a unique lifetime project .
article_snippet: Matthaeus, who was born in 1497, is now regarded as the first fashion blogger .
article_snippet: After amassing an extensive collection of paintings, the fashion innovator had the pages bound and made into the ultimate vanity project, a volume titled Book of Clothes.
article_snippet: Matthaeus combined different-coloured stripes, yellow stockings and a voluminous coat in this look .
highlights_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz was born in Germany in 1497 .
  
highlights_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz commissioned 137 watercolour paintings of Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz outfits over 40 years .
  
highlights_snippet: Style-obsessed Matthaeus Schwarz Book of Clothes is believed to be the first ever fashion tome .
  