The label in brief

This opening run of five answers sets out the basics. Los Angeles is where That’s A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup got its start. The sourcing is brand pages and public records. Guesswork has no part in it. Anything unconfirmed is flagged as such. That rule holds for all twenty-five entries.

What is this brand?

At bottom it is a Los Angeles streetwear label. It sells tees, hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, denim and workwear. The line held roughly 154 products. Prices land in upper independent streetwear. Garments carry a yellow woven label. Much of alocs pullover hoodie the search traffic often arrives as awful lot of cough syrup.

Who founded it?

The founder is Desto Dubb, a rapper. He is from Watts in Los Angeles. The music career came first. Registration of the US trademark sits with Joshua Kashif Taylor. That name also bylines the brand’s blog. Names beyond that one circulate, and all of them stay unverified.

What year did the label begin?

The year that holds up is 2018. The trademark’s first-use date is listed as November 2018. A 2023 feature described a five-year anniversary. The two records point the same way. 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. The about page recounts selling from a van. That was a downtown Los Angeles parking lot. Los Angeles is still the company’s base. Its flagship address is on Melrose Avenue.

What is the legal name?

On paper the entity reads THATS A AWFUL LOT OF LLC. It drops the apostrophe and adds an ellipsis. Footer and product records carry it. The apostrophe is kept in the trading name. ALOCS is the form the brand itself uses as shorthand. A further form is Cough Syrup by Desto Dubb.

The name itself

The name carries this label. That is also what people get wrong. Spelling, meaning and origin are taken in by five questions. One question has no clean answer. The brand’s spelling is used in headings. Search variants appear only in body text.

Why does it read A and not An?

A, not An, is the brand’s own wording. Before a vowel sound, grammar would ask for An. The brand chose A and kept it. That is how the trademark is registered. thats a awful lot of cough syrup is correct as written. A habit among searchers is all the tidied version is.

What is ALOCS short for?

ALOCS stands for A Lot Of Cough Syrup. That is the brand’s own initialism. It turns up in the brand’s press releases. Product names use it as well. One common search form is lowercase alocs. All forms point at one label.

What is the name a reference to?

The phrase refers to promethazine-codeine cough syrup, known as lean. That is said once and left there. This article covers clothing. The brand runs a banner that reads PLEASE DO NOT SIP DRANK AND SHOOT FIREARMS. Street vernacular made into a wordmark is what it is. Printed large is how it sits on the garments.

Is the origin story true?

The line of a police officer is what the story rests on. A viral clip carries it. The claim in circulated material is that the clip was staged. That claim rests on no primary source. So the wording here stays narrow. No wording here asserts a documented arrest.

How is it spelled in searches?

A form that comes up often is awful lotta cough syrup. Another form is that’s an awful lot of cough syrup. Words get dropped by some: awful lot of cough syrup. that a lot of cough syrup is what others enter. Lowercase alocs is frequent. None of them is a brand variant.

The range on sale

This section covers what is for sale. Prices were checked in September 2026. Because pricing moves, the figures are snapshots. Fabric weights come from published product copy. Stock changes because the brand sells in drops. Availability shifts with every release.

What does it sell?

The core is tees, hoodies and sweatpants. Out from that come shorts, denim and puffer jackets. A Dickies workwear line runs next to it. The belts, socks, boxers and bags make up the accessories. There are women’s and kids pieces. Cough syrup shirts carry jumbo prints front and back.

How much are the core pieces?

Figures are from the brand’s store, September 2026. About $150 was the price of a core tee. Both hoodies and sweatpants sat at about $150 to $200. Shorts ran about $60 to $150. Roughly $200 to $350 covered jackets and workwear. Prices change, so check before buying.

What fabric weights exist?

For the classic tee it is 6.5 oz organic cotton. The classic hoodie’s cloth is 16 oz organic cotton. Fleece at 14 oz is what classic sweatpants are cut from. 80 percent cotton, 20 percent recycled polyester is how that blend reads. 14 oz denim is what the denim cargo shorts are cut from. A weight is not given on every product.

Where are the garments made?

Product copy states Made in Los Angeles. The classic hoodie is given its hand-dyeing and printing there. Los Angeles is where the tees are screen-printed. Copy also describes a Black-owned business. Headquarters are there. Domestic production explains much of the pricing.

Does the brand make jorts?

Jorts is a slang term for denim shorts. Never does the brand use the word. Its denim collection held one style. The style is the Double Cup Cargo Shorts. Mid-rise 14 oz garment-dyed denim describes it. The waists go 28 to 44.

Sizes and fit

Fit is the most common pre-purchase worry. The brand publishes guidance per product. Uniform across the range it is not. There is no single chart to use. It is essential to read each product page. What is published is what these answers set out.

What is the size range?

Apparel runs XS to 3XL. Small through XL run across nearly every style. XXL reaches most of the range. 3XL appeared on around 48 products. Waist sizes 28 to 44 covers denim and workwear. The kids sizes come in 2/3, 4/5, 6 and 8.

Is there a size chart?

A global size chart is not published. Sizing-chart pages exist but render empty. So nothing brand-wide can be measured against. A handful of product pages list flat measurements. Those are the only numbers available. Rely on the product page instead.

Is everything true to size?

No, and it is worth knowing. Plenty of staples are described as true to size. Both the classic tee and hoodie sit in that group. For a looser look, some suggest sizing up. The note that they run small sits on two lightweight tees. Those two advise ordering one or two sizes bigger.

Are measurements published?

On a few products, yes. Flat width and length appear on two lightweight tees. On small, that is 20 by 17.5 inches. Medium runs 21.5 by 19, and large 23 by 20.5. The denim shorts start at a 29.5 inch waist. Measurements are absent from most products.

What does it say about washing?

No washing instructions are published anywhere. The product pages, the FAQ and the sizing pages carry none. It is worth saying plainly that this is unusual. Care would ordinarily be warranted on hand-dyed pieces. No such note comes from the brand. Go to the sewn-in tag on the garment.

Buying it, and knowing it is real

Here, counterfeits are a real problem. Public comment on fakes have come from the founder. No web address appears in this article. Instead, the advice rests on garment signals. Price, product name, weight and label together help. What stayed unconfirmed is listed in the last answer.

Where does it sell?

Its own online store is run by the brand. Shops in Los Angeles and Houston also do trade. There is no department-store wholesale network behind it. Stock arrives in batch drops. Common across sizes are the sellouts. The simplest way to buy is direct.

What are the store addresses?

The three addresses are drawn from brand accounts. 7669 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles is the flagship. 312 West 5th Street is the second. Houston is 5410 Almeda Road. Opening hours as they stand could not be confirmed. Whether each of the three is trading today is unconfirmed.

How long does shipping take?

Domestic delivery runs up to five business days. International is up to fourteen. Free shipping applies to large domestic orders only. International orders are not covered. Refunds are accepted within a month of purchase. The return shipping comes out of the customer’s pocket.

How do I verify a piece?

A set of four checks does most of the work. That yellow woven label is the first thing to look for. It sits at the hem on tees. Second, compare the price against about $150. Third, match the product name to the live catalogue. Last of all, look up the published fabric weight.

What stayed unconfirmed?

Verification defeated several popular claims. Not one celebrity wearer could be confirmed. Who the YSL capsule partner is stayed unclear. No brand material backs the NFC-chip claim. Reliable resale prices could not be read. The hat collection returned zero products.

The subject at issue	What the company puts out	Whatever the brand does not put out
The pricing as listed	One listed price against each product	No fixed rate card at all
Fabric	The main pieces carry a weight	Not every product lists a weight
Sizing	Fit guidance per product	No range-wide size chart
Care	No content on it at all	No washing instructions at all
Store locations	The brand’s own accounts carry the addresses	No opening hours or store locator
Shipping	Windows for delivery and refunds	No free shipping internationally
Source	A stated Made in Los Angeles	No list of factories