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Handmade alpaca sweaters Yapa designed in NYC

Honoring every hand behind every YAPA sweater

From Fiber to Finish: The Story of Craft, Care, and Conscious Luxury At YAPA, every...
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What to Wear in New York City in Spring

The Elevated Style Guide Spring in New York is a beautiful paradox. You might start...
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Wear a Light Alpaca Sweater in Spring and Summer

Wear a Light Alpaca Sweater in Spring and Summer

When you think of spring and summer fashion, alpaca sweaters might not be the first...
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The Story Behind Our Alpaca Graphic Tees

Wear Your Inner Alpaca or Lama:  At Yapa, we believe fashion should do more than...
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Why Alpaca Sweaters Are a Sustainable and Ethical Choice

Why buy an alpaca sweater?
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About Alpacas

Domesticated in the Andes Mountains several thousand years ago by Incas, the alpaca has a...
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Why choose alpaca?   Things you need to know about your alpaca sweater.

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Alpaca vs. Cashmere? What are the differences?

Alpaca vs. Cashmere? What are the differences?

Alpaca Is Much More Rare Is it a camel? Is it a Llama? It could...
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Alpaca sweaters sustainably and ethically made

Alpaca sweaters sustainably and ethically made

  Why are your YAPA Sweaters sustainably and ethically made? 1. Alpaca fiber is one...
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Baby alpaca wool knitwear, how are Yapa alpaca sweaters made?

Baby Alpaca Wool Alpacas are sheared once a year in the spring, in each shearing you...
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Alpaca or Cashmere? What’s the best option?

Alpaca or Cashmere? What’s the best option?

Alpaca Is Much More Rare Is it a camel? Is it a Llama? It could...
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Why buy an alpaca sweater?

Why buy an alpaca sweater?

  Alpaca wool is an incredibly soft, smooth, and warm fiber that makes alpaca sweaters...
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