Alpaca versus cashmere - Which one is actually better?

Choosing between alpaca versus cashmere usually happens right when you're standing in a store, staring at two very expensive price tags and wondering if one is secretly a rip-off. They both feel incredible. They both look like something a wealthy person would wear while sipping tea on a porch in the Hamptons. But if you're about to drop a couple of hundred dollars on a sweater, you probably want to know which one is going to survive more than a single season. ...

May 3, 2026 · 6 min · Karine Deborah