A NEW MATERIAL TRADITION.
Undyed Cotton Shirts. Black-owned and grown. USA-made.
Undyed Cotton Shirts. Black-owned and grown. USA-made.
Premium, undyed cotton shirts—grown by African-American farmers in North Carolina; milled, knit, cut, sewn and 100% made in the U.S.A.
Reclaiming Cotton
COMOCO Origins
While filming High on the Hog in the Deep South, we were riding in a van full of Black Americans when we came across a cotton field. The team got out, walked into the field, and began taking photos.
It became a moment of reclamation—transforming a symbol long associated with pain, complexity, and generational trauma into a spontaneous expression of joy and exuberance. For centuries, cotton and Black ownership have been at odds.
With COMOCO, that is no longer the case.
About COMOCO
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From Food to Fabric
COMOCO was Founded by Stephen Satterfield—the acclaimed food writer, culinary media entrepreneur and host of High on the Hog. Building off of this work in food origins, he is pioneering a narrative reclamation in textiles.
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A Textile Manufacturer Rooted in Lineage, Liberation, and Craft
COMOCO is reviving Black-grown cotton in the United States, turning a painful history into a powerful narrative of resilience and reclamation. A material legacy historically tied to oppression is being reimagined into a symbol of excellence and empowerment.
For centuries, Black hands cultivated cotton without owning the crop. Streetwear brands have leveraged Black aesthetics to elevate their cultural currency, but the profits rarely flow back to Black communities. COMOCO is breaking this history, disrupting this extractive cycle by reconnecting Black creativity with Black ownership across the entire supply chain.
This isn't just fabric. It's a reclamation and reimagination of heritage.
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Purchase cotton from Black farmers at market premium
Use media to tell the story of Black farmers, developing advocacy, inspiration and marketplace
Create value-added products from Black-grown cotton fiber to sell wholesale and direct-to-consumer
Our Farm-to-Garment Process
Harvesting
Cotton balls are picked by machine. The cotton is then sent to a ginning facility.
Ginning
The seeds are separated from the cotton fibers and the shorter cotton fibers are converted to “lint”.
Spinning
Cotton is spun into yarn.
Knitting and Weaving Fabric
Yarn is used to create fabric. In our case, knits. Traceable, Black grown fabric is sold by COMOCO.
Cutting and Sewing
Knitting creates “t-shirt” fabric. Fabric panels are cut into t-shirt pattern pieces. T-shirts are assembled using sewing machines.
Embellishing
Shirts can then be embellished then sent to quality control.
Fulfillment
Shirts are folded and packed to be shipped to COMOCO customers!
Behind the Scenes
