Matthäus Schwarz, German fashion writer (died 1574)

Matthäus Schwarz

German accountant (1497–1574)

Matthäus Schwarz was a German accountant, best known for compiling his Klaidungsbüchlein or Trachtenbuch, a book cataloguing the clothing that he wore between 1520 and 1560. The book has been described as "the world's first fashion book".