The brand
The basics are set out in these five answers. That’s A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup got its start in Los Angeles. Brand pages and public records are the sources. Nothing here is guessed. Where a claim is unconfirmed, it is marked as such. The same standard holds across all twenty-five entries.
What is this brand?
It is a streetwear label based in Los Angeles. The catalogue covers tees, hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, denim and workwear. Counted up, the catalogue came to roughly 154 products. Upper independent streetwear is the bracket the prices sit in. The yellow shop alocs t shirts woven label sits in the garments. Shoppers often search awful lot of cough syrup.
Who founded the label?
The founder is Desto Dubb, a rapper. Watts in Los Angeles is where he is from. The music came first. Registration of the US trademark sits with Joshua Kashif Taylor. That name also bylines the brand’s blog. Names beyond that one get repeated, and all of them stay unverified.
When did the label start?
The year 2018 is the one to use. The trademark lists first use in November 2018. A 2023 feature described a five-year anniversary. Those two records agree. A single interview puts forward a pandemic-era start instead. The 2018 evidence is stronger.
Where did the label begin?
The start was 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 is the registered name?
THATS A AWFUL LOT OF LLC is the entity’s styling. It drops the apostrophe and adds an ellipsis. Footer and product records use it. The apostrophe is kept in the trading name. ALOCS is what the brand itself uses as shorthand. Cough Syrup by Desto Dubb is another of them.
The name and how it is written
A great deal of the label rides on its name. The same name is also what people get wrong. Spelling, meaning and origin are handled by five questions. One has no clean answer. In headings, the brand’s spelling is the one used. Search variants appear only in body text.
Why A and not An?
In the brand’s own copy it is A, not An. Standard grammar would want An before a vowel sound. The brand chose A and kept it. That is how the trademark is registered. Which means thats a awful lot of cough syrup is right. The tidied-up version is a habit of searchers.
What is behind the initialism ALOCS?
ALOCS stands for A Lot Of Cough Syrup. That is the brand’s own initialism. The brand uses it in press releases. It turns up 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. Saying it once is as far as this goes. The subject of this article is clothing. The label runs a banner that reads PLEASE DO NOT SIP DRANK AND SHOOT FIREARMS. Street vernacular turned into a wordmark is what it is. Large across the chest is how it lands on the garments.
Is the origin story verified?
The story credits a police officer’s line. One viral clip preserves it. Circulated material asserts the clip was staged. No primary source backs that claim. So the safe wording stays narrow. No documented arrest is asserted here.
What spellings turn up in search?
Among the common forms is awful lotta cough syrup. A second one is that’s an awful lot of cough syrup. Some drop words: awful lot of cough syrup. that a lot of cough syrup is what others enter. Lowercase alocs is frequent. None of them is a variant the brand uses.
The product range
What is for sale is what this section covers. Prices were checked in September 2026. Pricing moves, so treat figures as snapshots. Fabric weights come from published product copy. Selling in drops is why stock changes. Availability shifts with every release.
What does the brand sell?
The centre of the range is tees, hoodies and sweatpants. Out from that come shorts, denim and puffer jackets. A Dickies workwear line runs next to it. For accessories there are belts, socks, boxers and bags. Women’s and kids pieces exist too. Cough syrup shirts carry jumbo prints front and back.
What do core pieces cost?
These figures come from the brand’s store, September 2026. The core tee sat at about $150. Hoodies and sweatpants ran about $150 to $200. Shorts ran about $60 to $150. Roughly $200 to $350 covered jackets and workwear. Prices change, so check before buying.
Which fabric weights are published?
Organic cotton at 6.5 oz is the classic tee’s cloth. The classic hoodie is 16 oz organic cotton. Fleece at 14 oz goes into classic sweatpants. That blend breaks down as 80 percent cotton, 20 percent recycled polyester. The denim cargo shorts use 14 oz denim. Not every product lists a weight.
Where is the clothing made?
Made in Los Angeles is what the product copy states. Hand-dyeing and the printing of the classic hoodie are done there. Los Angeles is where the tees are screen-printed. Copy also describes a Black-owned business. The company is headquartered there. A good deal of what the pricing reflects is domestic production.
Does the brand do denim shorts?
Jorts is slang for denim shorts. The brand never uses the word. Its denim collection held one style. The Double Cup Cargo Shorts is that style. It is mid-rise 14 oz garment-dyed denim. Waist sizing runs 28 to 44.
Sizes and fit
Fit is the most common pre-purchase worry. Guidance is published per product. Across the range it is not uniform. Not one single chart is there to use. Each product page must be read. These answers report what is published.
What is the size range?
Apparel runs XS to 3XL. Almost every style carries Small through XL. XXL covers most of the range. 3XL appeared on around 48 products. Waist sizing of 28 to 44 covers denim and workwear. The kids sizes run 2/3, 4/5, 6 and 8.
Is there a size chart?
No global size chart is published. Sizing-chart pages exist but render empty. So nothing brand-wide can be measured against. Some product pages carry flat measurements. The only numbers available are those. Rely on the product page instead.
Does it all fit true to size?
No, and this matters. The description true to size applies to many staples. Both the classic tee and hoodie are included. Sizing up is suggested on some for an oversized look. Two lightweight tees state that they run small. Those advise ordering one or two sizes bigger.
Are any measurements published?
Yes, on some products. Flat width and length appear on two lightweight tees. Small measures 20 by 17.5 inches. Medium is 21.5 by 19, large 23 by 20.5. A 29.5 inch waist is where the denim shorts start. Most products carry no measurements.
What does it say about washing?
No washing instructions are published anywhere. Product pages, the FAQ and sizing pages have none. That is unusual, and worth saying plainly. Careful handling would ordinarily be warranted on hand-dyed pieces. The brand does not say so. Check the sewn-in tag on the garment.
Buying and spotting fakes
A real problem here is counterfeits. Public posts about fakes have come from the founder. The article prints no web address. The advice rests on garment signals instead. Price, product name, weight and label all help. Whatever stayed unconfirmed is listed in the last answer.
Where does the brand sell?
An online store of its own is up and running. Beyond that, it trades from stores in Los Angeles and Houston. It has no department-store wholesale network behind it. Stock arrives in batch drops. Size by size, sellouts are routine. Buying direct is the simplest route.
Where are the stores?
From brand accounts, three addresses are confirmed. The flagship is 7669 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles. Number two is 312 West 5th Street. Houston is 5410 Almeda Road. Current opening hours could not be confirmed. It stays unconfirmed whether all three trade today.
How fast is the shipping?
On domestic orders, delivery is up to five business days. As many as fourteen is the international window. Large domestic orders only receive free shipping. International orders do not receive it. Within a month of purchase, refunds are accepted. The customer pays return shipping.
How can I check a piece?
Four checks do most of the work. The yellow woven label is the first thing to look for. The hem is where it sits. Second, weigh the price against about $150. Third, match the product name to the live catalogue. Last of all, look up the published fabric weight.
Which claims did not hold up?
The verification defeated several popular claims. No celebrity wearer could be confirmed. It remained unclear who the YSL capsule partner is. Nothing from the brand supports NFC chips in tags. Not one reliable resale price could be read. A total of zero products came back from the hat collection.
| Subject | The published side | Whatever it does not make public |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Every product carries one listed price | Not a fixed rate card of any kind |
| Cloth | Ounce weights on key pieces | No weight on every product |
| Sizing | Every product gives its own fit guidance | No single size chart for everything |
| Washing and care | Nothing at all | Not one washing instruction |
| Shop locations | The brand’s own accounts carry the addresses | Neither hours nor a store locator |
| Despatch | Given delivery and refund windows | No free international shipping |
| Provenance | Made in Los Angeles | No factory list |