The brand at a glance

The beginning of That’s A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup is rooted in Los Angeles. The basics are handled in these five answers. The sources here are brand pages and public records. Guesswork plays no part here. Where a claim is unconfirmed, it is marked as such. The same rule applies across all twenty-five entries.

What kind of brand is it?

At bottom it is a Los Angeles streetwear label. Tees, hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, denim and workwear are what it sells. On a cough syrup shorts count, the catalogue held roughly 154 products. Prices fall in upper independent streetwear. Garments carry a yellow woven label. Plenty of shoppers look for awful lot of cough syrup.

Who founded the label?

Credit for founding it belongs to 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 same name also bylines the brand’s blog. Other founder names circulate but stay unverified.

When did it begin?

The year to use is 2018. November 2018 is what the trademark lists as first use. A five-year anniversary was described in a 2023 feature. Those two records agree. One interview suggests a pandemic-era start instead. On weight of evidence, 2018 is the stronger case.

Where did it begin?

A street start is where it began. Watts, Los Angeles, is where Desto Dubb comes from. The about page recounts selling from a van. 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 legal name?

On paper the entity reads THATS A AWFUL LOT OF LLC. The apostrophe goes and an ellipsis comes in. You will find it in the footer and product records. The apostrophe stays in the trading name. ALOCS is the form the brand itself uses as shorthand. Yet another form is Cough Syrup by Desto Dubb.

The name and how it is written

A great deal of the label is carried by its name. It is also what people get wrong. Five questions cover spelling, meaning and origin. One has no clean answer. The brand’s spelling is used in headings. The search variants appear only in body text.

Why is it A and not An?

A, not An, is the brand’s own wording. Grammar would want An before a vowel sound. The label chose A and kept it. The trademark is registered that way. thats a awful lot of cough syrup is correct as written. A habit among searchers is all the tidied version is.

What is behind the initialism ALOCS?

Written out, ALOCS is A Lot Of Cough Syrup. The initialism is the brand’s own. The brand uses it in press releases. Product names use it too. Lowercase alocs is a common search form. Whichever form, one label is behind it.

What does the name refer to?

The thing referred to is promethazine-codeine cough syrup, known as lean. It is stated once and left there. The subject here is clothing. The brand runs a banner reading PLEASE DO NOT SIP DRANK AND SHOOT FIREARMS. That is vernacular turned into a wordmark. It goes on the garments large.

Is the origin story true?

A police officer’s line is what the story credits. A viral clip carries it. Circulated material claims the clip was staged. That claim rests on no primary source. The careful wording therefore stays narrow. Nothing here asserts a documented arrest.

What spellings turn up in search?

Common forms include awful lotta cough syrup. Another is that’s an awful lot of cough syrup. Certain searchers drop words: awful lot of cough syrup. Some others type that a lot of cough syrup. Lowercase alocs turns up often. None is a brand variant.

The products

Whatever is on sale is the subject of the section below. A check of prices was made in September 2026. Pricing moves, so read the figures as snapshots. The published product copy is the source of the fabric weights. Stock changes because the brand sells in drops. Every release changes availability.

What is in the range?

At the centre sit tees, hoodies and sweatpants. Around those sit shorts, denim and puffer jackets. 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 do core pieces cost?

The figures are taken from the brand’s store, September 2026. A core tee ran about $150. Both hoodies and sweatpants came in at about $150 to $200. The shorts ran about $60 to $150. Roughly $200 to $350 covered jackets and workwear. Pricing changes, so check before you buy.

What fabric weights are listed?

For the classic tee it is 6.5 oz organic cotton. For the classic hoodie it is 16 oz organic cotton. Fleece at 14 oz is what classic sweatpants are cut from. That blend is 80 percent cotton, 20 percent recycled polyester. Denim at 14 oz goes into the denim cargo shorts. Plenty of products list no weight.

Where are they made?

The product copy carries the words Made in Los Angeles. The classic hoodie is given its hand-dyeing and printing there. The screen printing on tees happens in Los Angeles. The copy also sets it out as a Black-owned business. The company is headquartered there. Much of the pricing comes down to domestic production.

Does the brand do denim shorts?

The denim shorts are what jorts means in slang. The brand never uses the word. The denim collection ran to one style. That is the Double Cup Cargo Shorts. It is mid-rise 14 oz garment-dyed denim. 28 to 44 is the span of waist sizes.

How it sizes and how it fits

Little worries buyers more than fit. The label publishes guidance per product. Over the range it is not uniform. There is no single chart to use. It is essential to read each product page. These answers state what is published.

What sizes are offered?

The apparel goes XS to 3XL. Small through XL run across nearly every style. Most of the range carries XXL. Around 48 products showed 3XL. Denim and workwear go by waist sizes 28 to 44. Kids sizes run 2/3, 4/5, 6 and 8.

Is there a size chart?

No global size chart is published. There are sizing-chart pages, but they render empty. Which leaves nothing brand-wide to measure against. Flat measurements sit on some product pages. Beyond those, no numbers are available. Use the product page instead.

Is everything true to size?

No, and this matters. Plenty of staples are called true to size. The classic tee and hoodie fall in there. For an oversized look, some suggest sizing up. Two lightweight tees state that they run small. Their advice is to order one or two sizes bigger.

Are flat measurements given?

On a few products, yes. Two lightweight tees give flat width and length. On small, that is 20 by 17.5 inches. On medium it is 21.5 by 19, large 23 by 20.5. The denim shorts start at a 29.5 inch waist. Any measurements are absent from most products.

How should pieces be washed?

Nowhere are washing instructions published. The product pages, the FAQ and the sizing pages have none. That is unusual, and worth saying plainly. Hand-dyed pieces would ordinarily warrant care. The brand does not say so. The sewn-in tag is what to check.

Buying and spotting fakes

A real problem here is counterfeits. The founder has posted publicly about fakes. No web address appears in this article. The advice rests on garment signals instead. Each of price, product name, weight and label helps. Set out in the last answer is what stayed unconfirmed.

Where does the brand sell?

Its own online store is up and running. Beyond that, it trades from stores in Los Angeles and Houston. No department-store wholesale network sits behind it. Batch drops are the way stock arrives. Routine across sizes are the sellouts. The simplest route is buying direct.

Which store addresses are confirmed?

The brand’s own accounts confirm three addresses. 7669 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles is the flagship. 312 West 5th Street makes the second. 5410 Almeda Road covers Houston. Opening hours as they stand could not be confirmed. Whether the three all trade today stays unconfirmed.

How long does shipping take?

Domestic delivery runs up to five business days. As many as fourteen is the international window. Free shipping covers large domestic orders only. International orders do not receive it. The window for refunds is a month from purchase. The customer pays return shipping.

How can I check a piece?

The bulk of the work comes from four checks. The yellow woven label is the first thing to look for. The hem is where it sits. Then, compare the price against about $150. Third, match the product name to the live catalogue. Fourth, check the published fabric weight.

What stayed unconfirmed?

Verification was failed by several popular claims. Not one celebrity wearer could be confirmed. It remained unclear who the YSL capsule partner is. No brand material backs the NFC-chip claim. No reliable resale prices could be read. A total of zero products came back from the hat collection.