The label in brief

That’s A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup first took shape in Los Angeles. The block below handles the basics in five answers. Sources are brand pages and public records. Not a line of it is guessed. Any claim that could not be confirmed is marked as such. The same rule runs through all twenty-five entries.

What is the label?

Put simply, this is a streetwear label out of Los Angeles. The catalogue covers tees, hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, denim and workwear. Roughly 154 www.awfullottacoughsyrup.com/product-category/shorts products made up the catalogue. The pricing lands in upper independent streetwear. Garments carry a yellow woven label. A great many shoppers look for awful lot of cough syrup.

Who started it?

Credit for founding it belongs to Desto Dubb, a rapper. Watts, in Los Angeles, is where he is from. The clothing came after the music career. The name Joshua Kashif Taylor sits on the US trademark. The brand’s blog runs under that name too. Other founder names circulate, but they stay unverified.

When did it begin?

Take 2018 as the year. The trademark’s first-use date is listed as November 2018. A five-year anniversary was described in a 2023 feature. Those two records line up. One interview suggests a pandemic-era start instead. The 2018 evidence carries more weight.

Where did it begin?

The start was on the street. Watts in Los Angeles is where Desto Dubb comes from. Selling from a van is described on the brand’s about page. A downtown Los Angeles parking lot was where that happened. The company remains headquartered in Los Angeles. Melrose Avenue is home to the flagship.

What name is the company registered under?

The entity goes by THATS A AWFUL LOT OF LLC. It drops the apostrophe and adds an ellipsis. You will find it in the footer and product records. The apostrophe stays in the trading name. The brand’s own shorthand is ALOCS. A further one is Cough Syrup by Desto Dubb.

The name and its spellings

The name carries this label. It is also what people get wrong. Spelling, meaning and origin are taken in by five questions. One question has no clean answer. Headings carry the brand’s spelling. Only body text shows the search variants.

Why A and not An?

Across the brand’s own copy it is A, not An. Grammar would want An before a vowel sound. A was picked and kept. The registration is registered that way. So that means thats a awful lot of cough syrup is right. A habit among searchers is all the tidied version is.

What is ALOCS short for?

ALOCS is short for A Lot Of Cough Syrup. It is the brand’s own initialism. The brand uses it in press releases. Product names use it as well. Searchers commonly type lowercase alocs. Whichever form, one label sits behind it.

What is the name a reference to?

The phrase refers to promethazine-codeine cough syrup, known as lean. Saying it once is as far as this goes. Clothing is what this article covers. A banner reads PLEASE DO NOT SIP DRANK AND SHOOT FIREARMS. It is vernacular turned into a wordmark. Large across the chest is how it lands on the garments.

Does the origin story hold up?

A line from a police officer is what the story credits. It is carried by a viral clip. The claim in circulated material is that the clip was staged. That claim has no primary source. So the wording here stays narrow. Nothing here asserts a documented arrest.

What spellings do people use?

One that comes up often is awful lotta cough syrup. Another is that’s an awful lot of cough syrup. Words get dropped by some: awful lot of cough syrup. Some others search that a lot of cough syrup. The lowercase alocs turns up often. None is a brand variant.

What is actually on sale

This section covers what is for sale. Pricing was checked in September 2026. Prices move, so treat the figures as snapshots. The fabric weights are taken from published product copy. Since the brand sells in drops, stock changes. Availability moves with every release.

What does it sell?

Tees, hoodies and sweatpants form the core. Around that core come shorts, denim and puffer jackets. A Dickies workwear line runs in parallel. Accessories include belts, socks, boxers and bags. Women’s and kids pieces are in the range too. Front and back, cough syrup shirts carry jumbo prints.

What do core pieces cost?

The source here is the brand’s store, September 2026. Roughly $150 was what a core tee ran. Hoodies and sweatpants ran about $150 to $200. Shorts ran about $60 to $150. About $200 to $350 covered jackets and workwear. Check before buying, because prices change.

Which weights are stated on the fabric?

6.5 oz organic cotton is the classic tee. Organic cotton at 16 oz is the classic hoodie. 14 oz fleece is what classic sweatpants are cut from. 80 percent cotton, 20 percent recycled polyester is how that blend reads. Denim at 14 oz is what the denim cargo shorts are cut from. Not every product lists a weight.

Where is the clothing made?

Made in Los Angeles is the wording in the product copy. The classic hoodie is given its hand-dyeing and printing there. Tees are screen-printed in Los Angeles. A Black-owned business is what the copy also describes. Headquarters sit there. A good deal of what the pricing reflects is domestic production.

Are there jorts?

Denim shorts are what jorts means in slang. The brand never uses the word. A single style made up its denim collection. The style is the Double Cup Cargo Shorts. The build is mid-rise 14 oz garment-dyed denim. The waists run 28 to 44.

How it sizes and how it fits

The commonest worry before buying is fit. Guidance is published per product. Uniform across the range it is not. One chart for everything is not available. Reading each product page is essential. These answers set out what is published.

Which sizes are offered?

Across apparel the run is XS to 3XL. Small through XL cover nearly every style. Most of the range is covered by XXL. 3XL appeared on around 48 products. Denim and workwear go by waist sizes 28 to 44. For kids the sizes are 2/3, 4/5, 6 and 8.

Does it have a size chart?

At no point is a global size chart published. Sizing-chart pages exist but render empty. So nothing brand-wide can be measured against. A handful of product pages carry flat measurements. The only figures available are those. The product page is what to rely on instead.

Does the whole range fit true to size?

No, and it is worth knowing. Many staples are described as true to size. Both the classic tee and hoodie fall in there. Some suggest sizing up for an oversized look. The note that they run small appears on two lightweight tees. The advice on those is to order one or two sizes bigger.

Does it publish measurements?

On a few products, yes. Two lightweight tees list flat width and length. On small, that is 20 by 17.5 inches. Medium runs 21.5 by 19, and large 23 by 20.5. The 29.5 inch waist is the smallest on the denim shorts. Any measurements are absent from most products.

How should pieces be washed?

No washing instructions are published anywhere. Product pages, the FAQ and sizing pages carry none. That is unusual, and worth saying plainly. Careful handling would ordinarily be warranted on hand-dyed pieces. The brand does not say so. The sewn-in tag on the garment is what to read.

Buying it and checking it

On this label, counterfeits are a real problem. Public comment on fakes have come from the founder. No web address appears in this article. The advice rests on garment signals instead. Price, product name, weight and label all help. The last answer lists what stayed unconfirmed.

Where can it be bought?

Its own online store is run by the brand. It also trades from stores in Los Angeles and Houston. Any department-store wholesale network does not sit behind it. Stock comes in batch drops. Common across sizes are the sellouts. The easiest route is buying direct.

What are the confirmed store addresses?

Three confirmed addresses are drawn from brand accounts. Flagship duty goes to 7669 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles. The second is 312 West 5th Street. 5410 Almeda Road covers Houston. Current opening hours could not be confirmed. Whether all three trade today is unconfirmed.

How long does shipping take?

Domestic delivery runs up to five business days. Internationally it is up to fourteen. Large domestic orders only get free shipping. It does not reach international orders. Inside a month of purchase, refunds are accepted. The return shipping comes out of the customer’s pocket.

How can I check a piece?

Most of the work comes from four checks. Look for the yellow woven label first. The hem of a tee is where it sits. Next, hold the price against about $150. Third, the product name should match the live catalogue. Fourth, the published fabric weight wants checking.

What could not be confirmed?

Verification was failed by several popular claims. No celebrity wearer could be confirmed. Who the YSL capsule partner is stayed unclear. The brand publishes nothing about NFC chips in tags. Not one reliable resale price could be read. The hat collection returned zero products.

Area The published side What the brand does not make public
The pricing as published One listed price on each product No fixed rate card
Fabric Key pieces list a stated weight No weight listed on every product
The sizing Fit notes per product No global size chart
Care advice Not a thing Not one washing instruction
The stores The brand’s own accounts give the addresses Neither hours nor a store locator
Shipping terms Stated delivery and refund windows No free carriage on international shipping
Where the goods are made Made in Los Angeles Not a factory list