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272: No Such Thing As A Non-Judgemental Herring

No Such Thing As A Fish

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The Most Fashionable Person of the 16th Century Was an Accountant From Germany

Matthias Schvatz was an accountant from Germany. He compiled a book called Clyde Dung's Bucklin, which means Book of Clothes. And he basically took picture of the drawings of every single thing he ever wore for 40 years. Was probably the first person in history to be interested in fashion as a cultural thing.

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