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BOZEMAN, Mont. — Alpacas of Montana, the largest alpaca clothing company in the country, gave the public an inside look at their production process on Monday. The company shears over 100 alpacas ...

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As a gearhead who mostly tests running shoes and apparel made for high-energy activities, I don’t often fire up about a sweater. But when I pulled on Paka’s Original Sweater for the first time, I didn ...

When it comes to testing, Kris Cody takes things to the extreme. The founder of apparel brand Paka hiked the tallest peak in Peru to make sure the company’s new puffer jacket could handle the worst ...

While not as over-the-top luxurious as vicuña (which easily garners price tags of $15,000 and up), alpaca pieces combine the softness of cashmere with the wear-everywhere ruggedness of the roughest ...

Only 24 years ago, there were just a handful of alpacas in Ohio -- and they were all in zoos. The question of what to do with alpaca fleece was only an issue in Peru, Bolivia and Chile. But between ...

SMALL BUSINESS: A Sullivan County alpaca farmer is getting a mill. 'Women will go crazy for this stuff,' she says. Maria Bravo discovered her business dream in 1995, when she was stuck in the Chilean ...

Merino wool has dominated the outdoor base layer market, setting the bar for warmth, breathability, and temperature regulation. Although merino has long been considered the best base layer material ...

While most designers make their own clothes, not many can say they grow them. But this forms the crux of alpaca farmer and fibre artist Amee Dennis's work. Her designs are made from pure alpaca fibre ...

Ann Taylor is packing up the alpaca. Ascena Retail Group, the clothing conglomerate that owns the Ann Taylor, LOFT and Lou & Grey plans to stop using wool from the llama-like creatures amid concerns ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER – Nearly 1,000 alpacas filled the ...