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In-N-Out president explains why the burger chain probably won't expand to the East Coast

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In-N-Out will "never" go public or franchise its restaurants, the burger chain's president, Lynsi Snyder, told CBS in a rare interview.

"The only reason we would do that is for the money, and I wouldn’t do it," Snyder said in the interview.

"My heart is totally connected to this company because of my family, and the fact that they are not here — I have a strong tie to keep this the way they would want it."

That means In-N-Out probably won't be expanding to the East Coast any time soon.

The 304-store chain has slowly expanded eastward over its 65-year lifetime from California to Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and more recently Texas and Oregon. The company has also been holding "pop-up shops" around the world, where burgers tend to sell out within minutes.

Lynsi SnyderAll signs would point to a plan for expansion, but without franchising or going public, it's unlikely we'll see an In-N-Out on the East Coast any time soon.

Here's why:

1. Quality control: There are no freezers or microwaves in In-N-Out restaurants because the company has a strict policy of serving its food fresh. Therefore, all locations must be within 300 miles of the company's distribution facilities, which are in Baldwin Park, California, and Dallas.

"At In-N-Out Burger, we make all of our hamburger patties ourselves and deliver them fresh to all of our restaurants with our own delivery vehicles," In-N-Out vice president of planning and development Carl Van Fleet told Business Insider in a previous interview. "Nothing is ever frozen. Our new restaurant locations are limited by the distance we can travel from our patty-making facilities and distribution centers."

2. Exclusivity: Everything has more appeal when it's not available to everyone, and the exclusivity of In-N-Out is what has helped the restaurant gain such a rabid following of fans.

In response to pleading from a local politician for an In-N-Out to open in Denver, Van Fleet made it clear the company was not planning to expand farther east.

"You continue to give us the biggest compliment possible with your efforts to interest us in Colorado," he wrote in a letter obtained by The Denver Post. "That said, at this time, we're still not looking to add a sixth state and we're just focusing our growth efforts in the five states where we currently operate."

Since then, In-N-Out has expanded to Oregon — which is the chain's sixth state of operation.

3.Competition: The East Coast has numerous burger joints that would offer tough competition for In-N-Out, including Shake Shack and Five Guys.

4. No franchising: A large-scale expansion without franchising would require a massive amount of up-front capital from the company.

"In-N-Out remains privately owned and the Snyder family has no plans to take the company public or franchise any units," the company reaffirms on its website.

Watch Snyder's interview:

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A man who traveled to every country in the world before turning 40 reveals what inspired him to start his journey

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By the time he was 37 years old, Gunnar Garfors had already traveled to every single country in the world.

His love for travel started at a young age. 

Garfors' father was a doctor on a cruise ship that sailed around the Pacific Ocean. 

At the time, he was just 3 years old — too young to read — so his father would send cassette tapes to him and his brother in their home in Norway in which he recorded amazing stories from the places he visited.

This was before the time when social media made it easy to connect across the globe in an instant.

Garfors recalls the tapes being a major highlight of his childhood, and he attributes the source of his wanderlust to his father.

"Every day we ran down to the mailbox, which is 100 meters from my parents' house to see if there was a tape from our dad," Garfors said. "And every once or twice a month there was a tape. I just remember this awe, and thinking, wow this is incredible. It really made a big impact on me and it certainly boosted my curiosity about the world."

The tales his father told from his journeys around the world — to Alaska, Canada, China, and the Philippines, to name a few — inspired Garfors to book a trip to China with his brother, the first trip he took to another continent.

"China is something totally different: its lack of infrastructure, a totally different culture, new food, and all the rest of it," Garfors said. "It really opened my eyes."

That's when his addiction to travel really began. A few years later he booked a trip to Khazakstan and Kirghistan in central Asia and "totally fell in love with those countries." He decided that he wanted to visit all the -stan countries — there are seven of them — and after accomplishing that feat, he was hooked. 

Before he knew it, Garfors had visited a total of 85 countries. That was when he just decided to take the plunge and visit all 198. It took him another five years to complete his goal. Read more about his journey around the world here.

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Americans over 65 shared their greatest regret in life — and the most common one may surprise you

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"What do you regret when you look back on your life?"

That's what Karl Pillemer, professor of human development at Cornell University, founder and director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, and author of "30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans" and "30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage," asked hundreds of older people as part of Cornell University's Legacy Project.

As he writes on Quora, he was unprepared for the answer he so often received: "I wish I hadn't spent so much of my life worrying."

Several years ago, when Pillemer, a world-renowned gerontologist (someone who studies older people), met June Driscoll, a particularly spirited 90-year old woman in a nursing home, she told him, "It's my responsibility to be as happy as I can, right here, today."

That interaction inspired Pillemer to find out how a generation that's experienced the most loss, troubling historical events, and illness could possibly be the happiest and to pass this knowledge down to younger generations.

Pillemer launched the Legacy Project in 2004 and asked more than 1,500 Americans over 65 years of age about the most important lessons they learned over the course of their lives. In"30 Lessons for Living" he refers to his subjects as "the experts" because they hold more tried-and-true wisdom than any self-help book or pundit could possibly offer.

Pillemer writes on Quora that he had expected "big-ticket items" like affairs, bad business deals, or addiction as his experts' biggest regrets.

But over and over again he heard versions of "I would have spent less time worrying" and "I regret that I worried so much about everything."

"I found this lesson from the experts to be surprising," Pillemer writes in "30 Lessons for Living." "Given that they had lived through difficult historical periods and great personal tragedies, I thought they might endorse a certain level of worry."

Instead, Pillemer explains that the experts view time as one of our most precious resources, and worrying about events that may not occur or that we have no control over is an inexcusable waste of this resource.

"The key characteristic of worry, according to scientists who study it, is that it takes place in the absence of actual stressors; that is, we worry when there is actually nothing concrete to worry about," he writes on Quora. "This kind of worry — ruminating about possible bad things that may happen to us or our loved ones — is entirely different from concrete problem solving."

To reduce how much regret we have in a lifetime, the experts suggested increasing the time spent on concrete problem solving and drastically eliminating time spent worrying. They also provided Pillemer with some ways to shift how we think about worry so that we can more readily move past it:

Focus on the short-term rather than the long-term.

"Well, I think that if you worry, and you worry a lot, you have to stop and think to yourself, 'This too will pass.' You just can't go on worrying all the time because it destroys you and life, really. But there's all the times when you think of worrying and you can't help it — then just make yourself stop and think: It doesn't do you any good. You have to put it out of your mind as much as you can at the time. You just have to take one day at a time. It's a good idea to plan ahead if possible, but you can't always do that because things don't always happen the way you were hoping they would happen. So the most important thing is one day at a time." — Eleanor Madison, 102 years old, from "30 Lessons for Living."

Instead of worrying, prepare.

"If you're going to be afraid of something, you really ought to know what it is. At least understand why. Identify it. 'I'm afraid of X.' And sometimes you might have good reason. That's a legitimate concern. And you can plan for it instead of worrying about it." — Joshua Bateman, 74, from "30 Lessons for Living."

Actively work towards acceptance.

"So many things come to your mind. Now, for instance, somebody might hurt your feelings. You're going to get back at him or her — well, just let it be. Push it away. So I started doing that. I found it the most wonderful thing because everybody has uncharitable thoughts. You can't help it. Some people get on your nerves, and that will be there until you die. But when they start, and I find myself thinking, 'Well, now, she shouldn't do that. I should tell her that …' Let it be. Often, before I say anything, I think, "If I did that, then what?" And let it be. Oh, so many times I felt grateful that I did nothing. That lesson has helped me an awful lot." — Sister Clare, a 99-year-old nun, from "30 Lessons for Living."

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The 25 best colleges in America under $25,000 a year

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The average cost of attending a private college was $46,272 last year, but can cost upwards of $60,000 at some institutions.

Fortunately, there are plenty of great schools that cost far less than that.

For our seventh annual list of the 50 best colleges in America, we chose what we perceived to be the top 100 schools and surveyed over 1,000 Business Insider readers, asking them to choose the colleges they think best prepare students for success after graduation. Read more about our methodology here.

We looked at this list and broke out the schools that cost less than $25,000 annually. We considered tuition and mandatory fees.

Most of the schools on the list are public or state schools that grant cheaper tuition rates for in-state residents.

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25. University of Connecticut

Tuition and fees: $13,366 (in-state), $34,908 (out-of-state)

Average SAT score: 1885

Median starting salary: $51,700

UConn has a built-out career services office, with resources both on campus and online. The online portal features a number of internship, co-op, and full-time job opportunities with companies like Pepperidge Farm, JetBlue, Unilever, and UBS, as well as a number of resources to help students apply and place there.

UConn is a place where "students can receive a stellar education without graduating with a mountain of debt," according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance.



24. University of California at Irvine

Tuition and fees: $13,252 (in-state), $37,960 (out-of-state)

Average SAT score: 1740

Median starting salary: $49,300

Part of the prestigious University of California system, UCI is known for its top-rated research programs, which provide opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students alike to participate in research projects.

UC Irvine ranked 23rd for best overall value and 19th for lowest student debt on Kiplinger's annual list of best-value public colleges in the US.



23. University of California at Davis

Tuition and fees: $13,951 (in-state), $38,659 (out-of-state)

Average SAT score: 1815

Median starting salary: $50,800

UC Davis graduates enter a network of over 200,000 living alumni when they complete their degrees. While still in school, students have access to 104 major choices, preparing them for careers in everything from landscape architecture to microbiology to nutrition science.

UC Davis makes scholarships and grants widely available, and 43% of students graduate entirely debt-free.



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These 17 apps will make sure you never have a boring weekend again

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When you're getting ready to go out drinking, you just want to focus on fun. You don't want to have to deal with overpriced drinks, lines at the door, or closed liquor stores. And, of course, it's always fun to discover delicious new cocktails and drinks.

Thankfully with the wonders of smartphones, a carefree night of drinking is within your grasp. Just make sure you don't go too wild.

These 16 apps give you drink ideas, connect you with your favorite bartender, and even tell you your approximate blood alcohol content. They will tell you where happy hours are and even let you create your own personal happy hour complete with discounted drinks for you and your friends.

Read on for the best apps for getting your drink on, many of which have been featured by the good people over at Product Hunt.

Additional reporting by Kate Shapiro.

 

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Bar Roulette takes you to a mystery bar near you

Bar Roulette plugs into Uber and Yelp to whisk you away to a random (highly rated) bar, keeping the destination a secret until you arrive. It's for those times when you just need to get a little spark of adventure in your life.

Cost: Free

Get the web app.



Next Glass scans beer and wine bottles to help you find your favorite drink.

With over 23,000 bottles tested and in its system, Next Glass is a powerful tool for predicting whether you'll like that case of beer or new brand of wine. Once you tell the app what drinks you like, you can scan the label of the bottle and you'll see a personalized score and the nutritional information, including the alcohol by volume.

Cost: Free

Get it for iOS or Android



Mixtura tells you all the great cocktails you can make based on the ingredients you have on hand

Mixtura is a drink recipe app with a clever tweak. You enter whatever alcohol and mixers you have in your cabinet and the app will tell you what drinks you can make. Perfect for when you want to try something new but you don't want to go to the store.

Cost: Free

Get it for iOS.



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13 facts about San Francisco that will make you think twice about whether you can afford to live there

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San Francisco is notorious for its jaw-dropping real estate prices.

The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment stands at $3,460 a month.

But it's not just housing expenses that will eat away at your paycheck. In general, the total cost of living in San Francisco is 62.6% higher than the US average.

If you're thinking about heading out west to startup-nation, consider these eye-opening facts about the cost of living:

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The estimated cost of annual necessities for a single person is $43,581 — or $3,632 a month, making it the most expensive city for single people to settle down in.

Annual necessities in the San Francisco metro area include housing, food, transportation, healthcare, other necessities, and taxes. They do not include savings or discretionary spending.

Source: Economic Policy Institute's 2015 Family Budget Calculator



For a family of four, expect to pay about $91,785 a year for necessities — that's $7,649 per month.

Annual necessities in the San Francisco metro area for a four-person family — two adults and two children — include costs for housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, other necessities, and taxes. They do not include savings or discretionary spending.

Source: Economic Policy Institute's 2015 Family Budget Calculator



The median home price in the San Francisco metro area is a steep $841,600.

Compare that to the median home price in the US: $188,900.

Source: National Association of Realtors via Business Insider



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Here's what celebrity trainers actually eat for breakfast

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Top trainers are up with the sun to whip their millionaire clients into shape, but you won't find them skipping breakfast. 

From hearty omelets to spruced up waffles, their first meals are packed with healthy fats, filling fiber, and plenty of protein. Keep scrolling to see how elite trainers and fitness buffs get their metabolisms buzzing in the morning. 

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Ashley Borden trains stars like Ryan Gosling and Reese Witherspoon. Here's what she puts on her Sunday morning protein pancakes.

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Ballerina Mary Helen Bowers trained Natalie Portman for her performance in "Black Swan." On a trip to Paris, she indulged in organic yogurt, raw almonds, mandarins, a raisin baguette, and coffee.

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Lifestyle and fitness coach Neghar Fonooni's Instagram feed is all about lifting and eating clean. She makes her waffles with protein powder and tops them with bacon-blueberry compote.

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Business Insider staff reveals the college classes that changed our lives

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Robert Frost probably explained it best when he said: "College is a refuge from hasty judgment."

College is a time to explore new modes of thinking, delve into complex ideas, and debate sensitive topics without fear of scrutiny. It's also a time to form your identity.

The staff at Business Insider discussed our time spent at college and reflected on the classes that shaped how we think.

From the celestial to the biblical, and many more topics in between, here are the college courses that changed our lives.

 

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Sam Ro (Deputy Markets Editor): Dead Sea Scrolls

It was part of my religion major. As someone born and raised Southern Baptist, reading anything from the time of the Bible in a non-church context was eye-opening to me. The Dead Sea Scrolls course was particularly mind-blowing in that it exposed me to all sorts of texts that went parallel to the Old Testament.

The course really tested my ability to think critically and memorize massive amounts of information. I learned that my capacity to do something was only limited by the level of interest I had in the task or subject matter.



Jessica Orwig (Science Reporter): Quantum Mechanics

I was all ready to go to graduate school and study astrophysics, and then I took that damn class. It was hard, to say the least. And I realized that I wasn't one of those people who can learn physics naturally and that a path in astronomy would be a constant struggle.

There were other factors that led me to science journalism, but when I think back, those nine months of quantum mechanics really did me in when it came to homework assignments, physics, and school in general, really.

 



Erin Fuchs (Senior News Editor): Memoir Writing

I never knew what I wanted to do for a living until my senior year of college, when I took a course on memoir writing.

That was the first class I took that was focused purely on writing. A professor named Elizabeth Stone, who was faculty adviser to the school newspaper, taught us how to write short essays about our own lives. I was incredibly shy in college but realized I could open up through my writing. The class also taught me how much I love storytelling in all its forms.

Stone reached out to me and encouraged me to join the student newspaper. She also helped me realize I could pursue journalism even though I'd majored in psychology. Eventually, she wrote one of the recommendations that helped me get into Columbia's j-school.

If I hadn't taken that class, I think there's a decent chance I would have "fallen" into another profession that made me far less happy.

 



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20 breathtaking photos of palaces in India

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India is home to many palaces.

Each is magnificent in its own way — whether it's the bright colors, archways and domes, or beautiful gardens.

Many of the palaces are still the official residences of royal families, while others have been turned into luxury hotels.

From the famous Mysore Palace to the floating Jal Mahal, here are some of the country's most stunning palaces.

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The Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) is the best-known part of Jaipur's Amber Fort. Paintings and flowers carved from glass cover the walls and ceilings, giving the palace its name.



The intricate design of the five-story Hawa Mahal, or Palace of the Winds, in Jaipur was meant to allow royal women to watch street festivities from the confines of the palace, since they weren't allowed in public.



Udaipur's City Palace is a complex of 11 majestic palaces complete with gardens, gates, courtyards, terraces, and corridors that are situated on the banks of Lake Pichola.



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There are only 12 items of clothing men need to be ready for fall

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Gentlemen, a quick overview of the clothing you'll need to look fresh this fall, the most glorious season for dressing.

There are 12 items. That's it.

What's more, most of these things are basics you already have (or may need a new version of).

Only a few of them are newer looks to kick up what you've got. 

That is because the most important thing about fall, more than what you wear, is how you wear it.

There are two key tenets of dressing for fall — varying the fabrics you wear and layering them the right way.

It's not rocket science either — throw a cashmere sweater over a button-down, or get an interesting blazer (like this one pictured from Strong Suit) to kick it up a notch for more formal events.

Stick to colors like maroon, navy, and olive. You'll be fine.

A pair of chukka boots

This is your casual, everyday boot. Wear it almost anywhere.

This pair is from Paul Evans and will cost you $399. 



A deconstructed or lightweight blazer

A deconstructed jacket has little to no shoulder padding or lining.

You want to go for a lightweight wool or cotton-wool blend.

In other words, it's very casual and good for layering.

If you want something that's going to last you more than a few seasons, this bad boy from Suit Supply will cost you $499



Olive will be huge. Try it on a chino.

You can't really go wrong with this pair from Welcome Stranger, a brand out of San Francisco.

A pair will cost you $165.



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Here's the unexpected life lesson I learned from being a New York City dog walker

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The streets of New York City have a unique cast of recurring characters. 

Taxi drivers hollering at one another, the skateboarders scraping the pavement. Homeless people who've set up encampments. Nannies pushing babies in high-end strollers. And dog walkers.

We’ve all seen these intrepid souls negotiating a tangle of leashes and tails and whipping out plastic bags to retrieve poop off the sidewalk. It is not the most glamorous occupation, but for me dog walking is more than just a job. It’s a love story.

Z Fred Mike DogI’ve been a dog walker for over two years, ever since graduating from college. For most of that time, I’ve had the same four regular “clients.”

They range from a tiny Yorkie-Poodle, to a rather large German Shepherd-Wolfhound mix. I’ve been with one since he was only 12 weeks old, and another since he was already 8 years old. From walking these dogs nearly every day of the week, for months on end, the situation is no longer a means to an end in terms of paying rent and covering my bills.

I've invested my heart in these animals as if they were my own, and I've learned one very important thing from these four-legged clients: Slow down to enjoy the simple pleasures in life, and you'll be a lot happier. 

Norman MikeHaving worked in restaurants for several years through high school and college, you could say I’ve gone from taking crap to picking it up, and I couldn’t be happier. Even if it does get on my hand sometimes.

When originally entering the dog walking world, I had no inkling of the effect it would have on my life. Each owner of each dog has become a personal friend, for whom I would do anything and everything. I’ve also begun to relate to the dogs themselves. 

Puka Mike dogFred hates skateboarders, barking and growling ferociously at them when they get too close. I scream at taxis that cut me off when I ride my bicycle, but like Fred, my bark is worse than my bite.  

Spike enjoys chasing little birds, running at them until they fly away out of reach. Don’t you remember running at some pigeons to scare them away when you were a kid? Puka likes to lounge on a couch in the shade with some air conditioning, without a care in the world. She makes me want to grab a beer, put the game on, and relax all afternoon.

Spike Mike dogThen there’s Norman and Z, who love nothing more than to wrestle, rolling around the rug all day long.

I frequently channel these disparate personalities throughout my day, all the time.

Short of sniffing someone’s butt when I meet them, I’ve basically become a dog. There’s no shortage of fur on my clothing, and if you see me, I very likely have a poop bag in my back pocket. Even if I’m “off-duty.” I sit on the floor frequently, and my friends make fun of me for sniffing everything before I eat it.

Fred Mike dogThe thing is, we can all learn something from our four-legged friends.

We all have a way of making our lives complicated, but sometimes it's better to appreciate the simple things the way dogs do. They take such joy from life and its little pleasures. Take a cue from my canine friends, and try sniffing the New York City air sometimes. Warmly greet the person you live with. Stare at somebody with great, big eyes when they eat your favorite food.

When life gets you down, give yourself a treat. Then find someone to scratch your back, go for a walk, and really take everything in. 

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David Tepper's stunning Hamptons mansion is now complete — here is what it looks like

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Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper bought an oceanfront mansion in Sagaponack, New York, in 2010 from Jon Corzine's ex-wife for $43.5 million.

The following summer, Tepper tore down Corzine's former summer home to build a mansion twice the size.

Tepper and Corzine had worked together at Goldman Sachs. Tepper left to set up the hedge fund Appaloosa, which now has about $20 billion in assets under management, after then-CEO Corzine decided against promoting him to partner. 

"You could say there was a little justice in the world," Tepper told New York Magazine when discussing the renovation plans to the home in 2010.

Tepper's sprawling mansion is now complete.

Aerial photographer Jeff Cully was kind enough to share some photos he took during a recent helicopter ride.

We've included a history of the construction of Tepper's summer abode

Here's what the property looked like in 2012, after Corzine's old home was demolished.



By June 2012, the frame of the house had been built. It was clear that it would be massive.



In January 2013, the construction had made a great deal of progress.



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The modern gentleman's guide to fashion jargon

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Magazines and websites will often use fancy jargon when talking about men's clothing and fashion. Though not on purpose, this can actually alienate a lot of readers.

In case you aren't caught up on all the major terms, we created this handy men's fashion jargon cheat sheet. 

Lapel

The folded fabric on the front of a suit jacket. It's usu sally notched or peak and should be in proportion, width-wise, to your tie.

Shawl Collar

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A type of lapel with no notch or fold. A shawl collar, also known as a shawl lapel, runs unbroken from the top of the collar to the buttons.

Bespoke

A piece that has been crafted to the customer's specifications. The client is measured and has the option to choose everything from fabric to stitching. 

Black-Tie

Black Tie

Code word for a completely black tuxedo with a white formal shirt and a black satin bow tie. Sometimes a black satin cummerbund is added, but that is becoming less and less common. Black socks and black patent leather shoes are non-negotiable for black-tie.

White-Tie

A hyper-formal dress code that's mostly fallen by the wayside these days. This style of dress differs from black-tie in that the tie is white (surprise), a white vest is required (and quite starchy), and the coat has tails. White gloves are optional.

Bootcut

An often unflattering pant where the ankles are cut wider to fit over large work boots. 

Button-Down

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A button-up shirt with a button-down collar.

Oxford

A button-down shirt made of Oxford fabric, which uses a special weave that gives it some luster. It's a dress fabric on the more casual end of the formality spectrum. An Oxford can also refer to a non-boot dress shoe.

Cardigan

A V-neck, open-front sweater, usually with a buttoned front.

Chino

Refers to the cotton twill fabric that pants are frequently made from. 

Crewneck

A T-shirt that has a neck hole that hugs the neckline.

V-Neck

A T-shirt that has a neck hole that comes down in the front in the form of a V shape. It often shows a bit more chest.

Boatneck

A T-shirt that has a neckhole designed to be much larger than a crewneck, and does not hug the neckline. 

Double-Breasted

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A jacket with two sets of buttons visible when buttoned and an extra flap of fabric.

Raw Denim

Denim that has never been washed after dying. This differs from commercial denim that's washed to give it a distressed or faded look. Raw denim is usually indigo, black, or gray.

Selvage

A portmanteau of "self" and "edge." It refers to the edge of a piece of denim that was woven on a vintage shuttleloom to keep the fabric from unraveling. Denim today is usually crafted with one large sheet and cut into the necessary pieces.

Vents

The slits in the back of a suit jacket. There's usually one in the center (center vent) or two closer to the sides (side center). The center vent is more of an American style, whereas the double vent has a British flair.

Brogue

A shoe with ornamental perforation patterns in the leather. This is a more casual style than non-brouged shoes.

Corduroy

A ridged velvet fabric.

Blucher

men's shoes

A shoe made with one cut of leather.

Pleat

Stitched and folded fabric that forms a permanent crease on pants. Pleats have fallen out of fashion, as they often makes men's legs look wider than they actually are.

Merino Wool

Wool from a Merino sheep. Considered softer than wool from other kinds of sheep.

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