The temperature range where I felt comfortable in just this hoodie and a T-shirt underneath was quite astonishing. Alpaca fibers have a hollow core that gives the material its outstanding ...

Here’s why. Alpaca fiber makes for incredibly soft fabric (usually) As a kid, I used to walk through clothing stores touching every piece of fabric until I found the softest one. These days ...

Ask anyone in the outdoor industry to name a company doing big things with alpaca fiber and most will mention Paka. Founded in 2017, the brand is all about creating clothing that performs well ...

Alpaca wool is considered hypoallergenic because it does not contain lanolin. There is another challenge in judging the softness of technical outdoor wool clothing: Few garments are made from 100 ...

But there’s a new natural fiber that may just give good-ole Merino a run for its money: alpaca. Merino (a type of sheep) wool and alpaca fleece both come from cute, fluffy animals that are ...

one of the largest alpaca shows in the country, will host two halter shows, a fleece show and a walking fleece show. Attendees will also have the opportunity to shop for alpaca-fiber clothing.

After 29 days, it still smelled completely odor-free, so as a final gauntlet, I wore it without a shirt underneath and ... to replace my entire drawer with alpaca versions. I also tested Paka ...