The brand at a glance
The basics are handled 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. Guesswork plays no part here. Where a claim is unconfirmed, it is flagged as such. The same standard holds for all twenty-five entries.
What is the brand?
The short answer is a Los Angeles streetwear label. Tees, hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, Thats A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup denim and workwear make up the range. Roughly 154 products made up the catalogue. Upper independent streetwear is where the prices sit. A yellow woven label sits in the garments. Much of the search traffic often comes in as awful lot of cough syrup.
Who founded it?
Credit for founding it goes to Desto Dubb, a rapper. He comes out of Watts in Los Angeles. The clothing followed the music career. Registration of the US trademark runs to Joshua Kashif Taylor. The brand’s blog runs under that name too. Other founder names circulate but stay unverified.
When did it 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. One interview puts forward a pandemic-era start instead. The evidence for 2018 is stronger.
Where did it get going?
It got going on the street. Desto Dubb comes from Watts, Los Angeles. Selling from a van is described on the brand’s about page. That was a downtown Los Angeles parking lot. The company remains based in Los Angeles. The flagship stands on Melrose Avenue.
What is the legal name?
The entity goes by THATS A AWFUL LOT OF LLC. The apostrophe is dropped and an ellipsis comes in. The footer and product records carry it. The trading name keeps its apostrophe. The brand’s own short form is ALOCS. Cough Syrup by Desto Dubb serves as another.
The name itself
The label is carried by the name. That is also what people get wrong. Spelling, meaning and origin are covered by five questions. One has no clean answer. The brand’s spelling is used in headings. Only in body text do the search variants appear.
Why A rather than An?
The brand prints A, not An. Before a vowel sound, grammar would want An. The brand chose A and kept it. That is how the trademark is registered. So thats a awful lot of cough syrup is right. A habit among searchers is all the tidied version is.
What is behind the initialism ALOCS?
The phrase A Lot Of Cough Syrup is behind ALOCS. That initialism is the brand’s own. It is used in the brand’s press releases. Product names use it too. Searchers commonly type lowercase alocs. All forms point at one label.
What is the name actually about?
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. It is vernacular turned into a wordmark. The garments print it large.
Can the origin story be verified?
A line from a police officer is what the story credits. A viral clip carries it. The claim in circulated material is that 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 do people use?
Common forms include awful lotta cough syrup. A second one is that’s an awful lot of cough syrup. Certain searchers drop words: awful lot of cough syrup. Others type that a lot of cough syrup. Frequent too is lowercase alocs. Not one of them is a brand variant.
The products
The section below covers what is for sale. Prices were checked in September 2026. Pricing moves, so treat figures as snapshots. Fabric weights come from published product copy. Because the brand sells in drops, stock changes. Availability shifts with every release.
What does the brand sell?
At the centre sit tees, hoodies and sweatpants. Around that core come shorts, denim and puffer jackets. A Dickies workwear line runs in parallel. For accessories there are belts, socks, boxers and bags. Women’s and kids pieces are in the range too. Jumbo prints front and back go on cough syrup shirts.
What do the core pieces cost?
These come from the brand’s store, September 2026. A core tee sat at about $150. Hoodies and sweatpants ran about $150 to $200. Shorts ran about $60 to $150. Jackets and workwear ran about $200 to $350. Since prices change, check before buying.
What weights does the fabric run to?
Cloth for the classic tee 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. The blend runs 80 percent cotton, 20 percent recycled polyester. For the denim cargo shorts it is 14 oz denim. Many products list no weight.
Where are the garments 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 describes a Black-owned business. Headquarters are there. A good deal of what the pricing reflects is domestic production.
Are there jorts?
The word jorts is a slang term for denim shorts. The word is never used by the brand. The denim collection carried one style. The Double Cup Cargo Shorts is the piece in question. The build is mid-rise 14 oz garment-dyed denim. 28 to 44 is the span of waist sizes.
Sizes and fit
Ahead of buying, fit is the most common worry. Guidance per product is what is published. Over the range it is not uniform. No single chart exists to use. Reading each product page is essential. These answers state what is published.
What sizes are offered?
On apparel the run is XS to 3XL. Almost every style is covered by Small through XL. Most of the range is covered by XXL. 3XL appeared on around 48 products. On denim and workwear it is waist sizes 28 to 44. For kids the sizes are 2/3, 4/5, 6 and 8.
Is any size chart available?
No global size chart is published. Sizing-chart pages exist but render empty. So nothing brand-wide can be measured against. Flat width and length figures sit on some product pages. The only numbers available are those. Use the product page instead.
Does it all fit true to size?
No, and it is worth knowing. A good many staples are described as true to size. In that group sit the classic tee and hoodie. For an oversized look, some suggest sizing up. Two lightweight tees say that they run small. Those pieces advise ordering one or two sizes bigger.
Are garment measurements given?
On some of the products, yes. 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. A 29.5 inch waist is where the denim shorts start. Measurements are absent from most products.
How should pieces be washed?
At no point are washing instructions published. None appear on product pages, the FAQ or sizing pages. That is unusual, and worth saying plainly. Hand-dyed pieces would ordinarily warrant care. The label says nothing of the sort. Look at the sewn-in tag on the garment.
Buying it, and knowing it is real
A real problem here is counterfeits. The founder has posted about fakes in public. No web address turns up in this article. The advice rests on garment signals instead. All of price, product name, weight and label help. The last answer lists what stayed unconfirmed.
Where does the label sell its clothes?
An online store of its own is up and running. Beyond that, it trades from stores in Los Angeles and Houston. There is no department-store wholesale network behind it. New stock lands in batch drops. Size by size, sellouts are routine. The simplest way in is direct.
Which store addresses are confirmed?
Three addresses are confirmed from brand accounts. The flagship is 7669 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles. A second is 312 West 5th Street. Houston is 5410 Almeda Road. The current opening hours could not be confirmed. Whether all three are trading today stays unconfirmed.
How quickly does it ship?
Up to five business days covers domestic delivery. As much as fourteen is the window for international. The free shipping applies to large domestic orders only. It is not extended to international orders. Refunds are accepted within a month of purchase. The return shipping comes out of the customer’s pocket.
How do I verify a piece?
Four checks will do most of the work. Look for the yellow woven label first. On the tees it is at the hem. Second, compare the price against about $150. Third, match the product name to the live catalogue. Last, look at the published fabric weight.
Which claims could not be confirmed?
A number of popular claims failed verification. No celebrity wearer could be confirmed. It remained unclear who the YSL capsule partner is. The brand publishes nothing about NFC chips in tags. Resale prices of any reliability could not be read. Zero products came back from the hat collection.
| The area at issue | What is published | What is not published |
|---|---|---|
| Price | One list price against each product | No rate card that stays fixed |
| The fabric | Key pieces list a stated weight | No weight listed on every product |
| The sizing | Fit guidance per product | Not one global size chart |
| Aftercare | Nothing whatever | No washing instructions |
| The stores | The addresses from its own accounts | Neither hours nor a store locator |
| Delivery terms | Windows for delivery and refunds | No free shipping internationally |
| Where the goods are made | Made in Los Angeles | No factories listed |