Navy/Grey Reversible Alpaca Jacket

This reversible Alpaca Jacket is impeccably made in 96% alpaca & 4% Wool and features a pocket on each side. Luxuriously soft, this jacket is a fall/winter staple, it has a minimalistic look and strikes the perfect balance between classic style and feminine proportions.

Our new Reversible Alpaca Jacket. It’s two jackets in one, made with pure Peruvian alpaca that’s softer than cashmere and responsibly sourced. It’s made from baby alpaca—the exceptionally soft first-shearing grade ( Not from baby animals), and finished in two elegant colors you can flip at will. Warmth without bulk. Elegance without effort. Responsibly made in Arequipa

• True to size with a relaxed fit
• Softer than cashmere
• Fully reversible, two jackets in one.
• Navy blue with a medium grey color contrast
  
• Dyed without any hazardous chemicals
• Full-length sleeves
• Highly durable
• Made from really fine 19-20 micron alpaca fibers
  
• 96% alpaca, 4% wool
• Dry clean only
• Made sustainably in Arequipa, Peru
• And designed to last a lifetime
  

If you remember our beloved reversible cashmere jackets — soft, double-sided, and a customer favorite — you’ll understand why we wanted to bring them back. But this time, with a better story and a better fabric.

A few years ago, we learned that everyday cashmere had become an environmental problem. To meet global demand, herds in Mongolia had grown so large they were stripping the grasslands bare. We loved cashmere — but not that cost. So we stopped selling it and started looking for something equally soft, beautiful, and sustainable.

That search led us to alpaca — the miracle fiber of the Andes. Softer than cashmere, warmer, and far gentler on the planet. Peru’s alpaca industry is carefully managed and supports generations of skilled artisans. We were intrigued, so we flew down to see it for ourselves.

Our destination was supposed to be Lima… until we discovered at 11 p.m. the night before the show that the actual alpaca convention was 600 miles south in Arequipa. Imagine booking a trip to New York for a show that’s actually in South Carolina.

By dawn, we were booking new flights, trains, and taxis. Somewhere between Lima and Arequipa, Heidi ate something that made her violently ill. She could barely sit up as I got us onto a plane headed deep into the Andes.

We landed in Arequipa — a city that looks like Italy dropped into the mountains, all European architecture and sunlit cathedrals beneath snowcapped peaks. It’s breathtaking. The airport, however, is about the size of a postage stamp.

We were told not to take “gypsy cabs,” but the only one waiting looked straight out of The Royal Tenenbaums. Heidi was stretched out in the back seat, and I was in front making conversation with a driver who clearly thought I was lost.

Twenty minutes later, we arrived — not at a trade show, but what looked suspiciously like a county fairgrounds. People were walking around with badges that said “BREEDER.” For a moment, I thought we’d come to an alpaca 4-H show.

But tucked behind the fairgrounds was a tent for manufacturers — and inside, we found our dream. Immaculate workshops, Italian and German machinery, and Peruvian artisans who had elevated alpaca to an art form.

A year later, the result of that chaotic day is here: the Reversible Alpaca Jacket. Softer than cashmere, reversible in two elegant colors, and responsibly made in Arequipa.

Try it on and you’ll feel it — not just the softness, but the story.

Check out my new blog post if you want to read the full alpaca jacket journey

Big hugs,
Heidi