Here are some cartoons I made for SPARKNOTES of 10 Fashion Trends Explained by Evolution. <img class="alignnone" alt="" src="http://img.sparknotes.com/content/sparklife/sparktalk/abdresscodesslide0_LargeWide.jpg" width="701" height="394" />We know that platform shoes are "back," but where did they come from originally? What would possess an entire country of beachgoers to embrace the "face-kini?" Are beards responsible for the Industrial Revolution? There are so many questions about fashion that we need to ask a specialized anthropologist. Unfortunately, we couldn't find one, so we've taken our best guesses at how these fashion trends came about... (via 10 Fashion Trends Explained by Evolution)