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Folklore Line
Three friends in My Grandmother Was Right and black sesame for good hair tees — the Folklore Line from The Black Sesame

Folklore Line

Everything your family said about black sesame — good for your hair, good for your health. Grandmother swore by it, and it turned out to be true. The old sayings, finally on a shirt.

The Cast
Six hand-drawn black and tan sesame seed characters posing together as a group — The Cast collection from The Black Sesame

The Cast

Two kinds of seed, one ensemble. The dark ones bring the bold, smoky power. The light ones bring the heart and the honesty. Together, the whole cast. Pick the seed that's most you.

The Confessions
Three friends laughing together in sweet but not too sweet, simsimiyya, and black sesame obsessed tees — The Confessions from The Black Sesame

The Confessions

The things black sesame people say out loud. That you're obsessed. That you like it sweet, but not too sweet. No characters, no folklore — just the honest truth. If you know, you know.

Same Bagel Energy | The Cast — Heather Natural

Same Bagel Energy | The Cast — Heather Natural

Same Bagel Energy | The Cast — Heather Natural

$27.99 USD
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My Grandmother Was Right | Folklore Line — Black

My Grandmother Was Right | Folklore Line — Black

My Grandmother Was Right | Folklore Line — Black

$27.99 USD
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Bold. Smoky. Unbothered. | The Cast — Heather Natural

Bold. Smoky. Unbothered. | The Cast — Heather Natural

Bold. Smoky. Unbothered. | The Cast — Heather Natural

$27.99 USD
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simsimiyya · سمسمية | The Confessions — Black

simsimiyya · سمسمية | The Confessions — Black

simsimiyya · سمسمية | The Confessions — Black

$27.99 USD
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sweet but not too sweet | The Confessions — Heather Natural

sweet but not too sweet | The Confessions — Heather Natural

sweet but not too sweet | The Confessions — Heather Natural

$27.99 USD
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Mild is a Choice. I Made It. | The Cast — Black

Mild is a Choice. I Made It. | The Cast — Black

Mild is a Choice. I Made It. | The Cast — Black

$27.99 USD
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She was right about the sesame.

The Black Sesame started with a flavor — toasted, bold, a little mysterious — and everything our families always said about it. Turns out the folklore was true.
The seed kept its jacket on. Somewhere between the old sayings and the eye-rolls, the seeds started talking back — and it became a wardrobe: hand-drawn tees, a cast of characters, and everyone who knows exactly which relative was right all along.

Designed in California. Printed when you order it. Sweet, but not too sweet.