The brand
The five answers below set out the basics. Los Angeles is where That’s A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup got its start. Brand pages and public records are the sources. Not a line of it is guessed. Where a claim is unconfirmed, it is flagged as such. All twenty-five entries keep to that rule.
What is this brand?
It is a streetwear label out of awfullottacoughsyrup.com/product-category/shorts Los Angeles. Tees, hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, denim and workwear fill the catalogue. The line carried roughly 154 products. Upper independent streetwear is where the prices sit. The yellow woven label is stitched into the garments. A great many shoppers type awful lot of cough syrup.
Who founded it?
The founder is Desto Dubb, a rapper. He is from Watts in Los Angeles. His music career predates the clothing. Registration of the US trademark runs to Joshua Kashif Taylor. The brand’s blog is bylined with that name too. Names beyond that one circulate, and all of them stay unverified.
When did it begin?
The year to use is 2018. First use on the trademark is November 2018. A five-year anniversary was marked by a 2023 feature. Both records agree. One interview suggests a pandemic-era start instead. The 2018 evidence is stronger.
Where did it start out?
It got going on the street. Desto Dubb comes from Watts, Los Angeles. Selling from a van is recounted on the brand’s about page. That was a downtown Los Angeles parking lot. The company remains based in Los Angeles. Its flagship sits on Melrose Avenue.
What name is the company registered under?
The entity is styled THATS A AWFUL LOT OF LLC. It drops the apostrophe and adds an ellipsis. Footer and product records use it. On the other side, the trading name keeps its apostrophe. The brand’s own short form is ALOCS. Cough Syrup by Desto Dubb is another.
The name and its spellings
The label rests on the name. It is also what people get wrong. Five questions cover spelling, meaning and origin. One has no clean answer. Headings carry the brand’s spelling. Search variants appear only in body text.
Why is it A and not An?
On the brand’s own copy it is A, not An. Before a vowel sound, grammar would ask for An. The label picked A and kept it. The trademark is registered that way too. thats a awful lot of cough syrup is therefore right. The tidied-up version is a searcher habit.
What does the initialism ALOCS mean?
ALOCS stands for A Lot Of Cough Syrup. This is the brand’s own initialism. The brand uses it in press releases. It appears in product names too. Lowercase alocs is a common search form. One label sits behind all of them.
What does the name refer to?
What the phrase refers to is promethazine-codeine cough syrup, known as lean. That is said once and left there. The clothing is what this article covers. The brand runs a banner reading PLEASE DO NOT SIP DRANK AND SHOOT FIREARMS. That is vernacular turned into a wordmark. Its garments print it large.
Can the origin story be verified?
A line from a police officer is what the story rests on. One viral clip carries it. Circulated material claims the clip was staged. No primary sourcing supports that claim. So the wording here stays narrow. No documented arrest is asserted here.
How do people spell it?
Common forms include awful lotta cough syrup. that’s an awful lot of cough syrup is a further one. Some drop words: awful lot of cough syrup. that a lot of cough syrup is what others enter. Lowercase alocs is frequent. Not one of them is a brand variant.
The products themselves
Whatever is on sale is the ground this section covers. The prices were checked in September 2026. Since pricing moves, the figures are snapshots. Published product copy is the source of the fabric weights. Since the brand sells in drops, stock changes. Availability shifts with every release.
What does it sell?
At the centre sit tees, hoodies and sweatpants. Shorts, denim and puffer jackets then surround those. Alongside that runs a Dickies workwear line. For accessories there are belts, socks, boxers and bags. There are women’s and kids pieces. Cough syrup shirts carry jumbo prints front and back.
How much are the core pieces?
Source for the figures is the brand’s store, September 2026. About $150 was what a core tee ran. Hoodies and sweatpants ran about $150 to $200. Shorts ran about $60 to $150. Roughly $200 to $350 covered jackets and workwear. Check before buying, because prices change.
Which fabric weights are published?
On the classic tee it is 6.5 oz organic cotton. Cloth for the classic hoodie is 16 oz organic cotton. Fleece at 14 oz goes into classic sweatpants. That blend is 80 percent cotton, 20 percent recycled polyester. For the denim cargo shorts it is 14 oz denim. A weight is not listed on every product.
Where is production?
The product copy states Made in Los Angeles. Hand-dyeing and printing of the classic hoodie happen there. The screen printing on tees happens in Los Angeles. Product copy also describes a Black-owned business. Headquarters are there. A good deal of what the pricing reflects is domestic production.
Are there jorts?
Jorts is slang for denim shorts. At no point does the brand use the word. Its denim collection held one style. The Double Cup Cargo Shorts is it. It is mid-rise 14 oz garment-dyed denim. Waist sizes run 28 to 44.
Sizing and fit
Nothing worries buyers more than fit. Guidance is published per product. Over the range it is not uniform. One chart for everything is not available. Each product page must be read. Published guidance is all these answers report.
What sizes are offered?
The apparel spans XS to 3XL. Small through XL cover nearly every style. XXL runs across most of the range. 3XL appeared on around 48 products. Waist sizes 28 to 44 is used for denim and workwear. Kids sizes run 2/3, 4/5, 6 and 8.
Is there a proper size chart?
Nowhere is a global size chart published. You can find sizing-chart pages, but they render empty. So nothing brand-wide can be measured against. A handful of product pages list flat measurements. Those are the only numbers available. The product page is what to rely on instead.
Does the whole range fit true to size?
No, and the difference matters. Plenty of staples are described as true to size. That includes the classic tee and hoodie. Some suggest sizing up for an oversized look. The statement that they run small appears on two lightweight tees. Ordering one or two sizes bigger is what those advise.
Are garment measurements given?
Yes, on some products. Two lightweight tees list flat width and length. Small is 20 by 17.5 inches. Medium comes in at 21.5 by 19, large 23 by 20.5. The smallest on the denim shorts is a 29.5 inch waist. No measurements appear on most products.
What does it say about washing?
Care instructions for washing appear nowhere. None appear on product pages, the FAQ or sizing pages. Unusual, and worth saying plainly. Normally, hand-dyed pieces would warrant care. The label says nothing of the sort. Go to the sewn-in tag on the garment.
Buying and spotting fakes
A real problem here is counterfeits. Public comment on fakes have come from the founder. This article prints no web address. Garment signals carry the advice instead. Price, product name, weight and label together help. What stayed unconfirmed is listed in the last answer.
Where does the brand sell?
Its own online store is in operation. On top of that, it trades from stores in Los Angeles and Houston. A department-store wholesale network does not sit behind it. Stock arrives in batch drops. Across sizes, sellouts are routine. The simplest way in is direct.
What addresses do the stores have?
From brand accounts, three addresses are confirmed. 7669 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles is the flagship. 312 West 5th Street is the second. For Houston it is 5410 Almeda Road. Nothing could be found for current opening hours. Whether each of the three is trading today is unconfirmed.
How fast is the shipping?
Up to five business days is the window for domestic delivery. On international orders it is up to fourteen. Large domestic orders only get free shipping. International orders do not receive it. Inside a month of purchase, refunds are accepted. The customer pays return shipping.
How do I tell if a piece is real?
Most of the work comes from four checks. First, look for the yellow woven label. On the tees it sits at the hem. Second, weigh the price against about $150. Third, match the product name to the live catalogue. Fourth, check the published fabric weight.
What could not be verified?
Several popular claims failed verification. No celebrity wearer could be confirmed. It stayed unclear who the YSL capsule partner is. No brand material supports NFC chips in tags. Not one reliable resale price could be read. A count of zero products came back from the hat collection.
| Topic | Whatever is published | Whatever is not published |
|---|---|---|
| The pricing as published | Each product gets one listed price | No rate card that stays fixed |
| Fabric | Ounce weights on key pieces | No weight published on every product |
| Size guidance | Every product has its own fit guidance | No global size chart |
| Advice on care | Nothing whatever | No washing instructions on any page |
| Store locations | The addresses through its own accounts | No hours or store locator |
| Despatch | Stated delivery and refund windows | Nothing free on international shipping |
| Where it is made | A published Made in Los Angeles | Not a factory list |