The brand

That’s A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup got its start in Los Angeles. The five answers below deal with the basics. The sources here are brand pages and public records. Guesswork plays no part here. Where a claim is unconfirmed, it is flagged as such. The same standard Lottacoughsyrup holds across all twenty-five entries.

What is the brand?

It is a Los Angeles streetwear label. Tees, hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, denim and workwear make up the range. Roughly 154 products filled the catalogue. The price band sits in upper independent streetwear. The yellow woven label is stitched into the garments. Plenty of shoppers type awful lot of cough syrup.

Who is behind it?

Credit for founding it belongs to Desto Dubb, a rapper. He comes out of Watts in Los Angeles. The music came first. Joshua Kashif Taylor holds the US trademark. The brand’s blog is bylined with that name too. Other names circulate, but they stay unverified.

When did it start?

The year 2018 is the one to use. The trademark’s first-use date is November 2018. A feature from 2023 marked a five-year anniversary. Those two records agree. One interview points to 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 described on the brand’s about page. The spot was a downtown Los Angeles parking lot. Los Angeles is still the company’s base. Melrose Avenue holds the flagship.

What is the company’s legal name?

The entity is styled THATS A AWFUL LOT OF LLC. The apostrophe is dropped and an ellipsis is added. Footer and product records carry it. The trading name keeps its apostrophe. The brand’s own short form is ALOCS. Yet another form is Cough Syrup by Desto Dubb.

The name itself

Carrying the label is the name. It is also what people get wrong. The run below takes in spelling, meaning and origin in five questions. One question has no clean answer. Headings carry the brand’s spelling. Only body text shows the search variants.

Why is it A and not An?

A, not An, is what the brand writes. Grammar would put An before a vowel sound. The brand settled on A and kept it. That is how the trademark is registered. Which means thats a awful lot of cough syrup is right. The tidied spelling is a searcher habit.

What is ALOCS short for?

A Lot Of Cough Syrup is what ALOCS spells out. The initialism is the brand’s own. The press releases carry it. Product names carry it as well. One common search form is lowercase alocs. All forms point at one label.

What does the name refer to?

The thing referred to is promethazine-codeine cough syrup, known as lean. That is stated once and left there. The clothing is what this article covers. The label runs a banner that reads PLEASE DO NOT SIP DRANK AND SHOOT FIREARMS. This is vernacular turned into a wordmark. Garments print it large.

Is the origin story real?

A line from a police officer is what the story rests on. It travels on a viral clip. Circulated material claims the clip was staged. That claim has no primary source. Which is why the wording here stays narrow. No documented arrest is asserted here.

How is it spelled in searches?

Among the common forms 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. that a lot of cough syrup is another one that gets typed. Frequent too is lowercase alocs. None of them is a variant the brand uses.

The range on sale

What is for sale is what this section covers. A check of prices was run in September 2026. Because pricing moves, the figures are snapshots. The published product copy is the source of the fabric weights. Selling in drops is why stock changes. Availability shifts with every release.

What does the brand sell?

The core is tees, hoodies and sweatpants. Around those sit shorts, denim and puffer jackets. A Dickies workwear line runs alongside. Accessories include belts, socks, boxers and bags. There are women’s and kids pieces. On front and back, cough syrup shirts carry jumbo prints.

What do the core pieces cost?

They are taken from the brand’s store, September 2026. A core tee ran about $150. Hoodies and sweatpants ran about $150 to $200. The shorts occupied about $60 to $150. Jackets and workwear ran about $200 to $350. Check before buying, because prices change.

Which weights are stated on the fabric?

6.5 oz organic cotton is what the classic tee uses. Organic cotton at 16 oz makes up the classic hoodie. 14 oz fleece is what classic sweatpants are cut from. 80 percent cotton, 20 percent recycled polyester is the blend. 14 oz denim goes into the denim cargo shorts. A weight is not given on every product.

Where is it all made?

Made in Los Angeles is the wording in the product copy. The classic hoodie is hand-dyed and printed there. Tees are screen-printed in Los Angeles. Product copy also calls it a Black-owned business. The company is headquartered there. Domestic production accounts for much of the pricing.

Are there jorts?

Jorts is slang for denim shorts. The word is never used by the brand. The denim collection held one style. That is the Double Cup Cargo Shorts. The cloth is mid-rise 14 oz garment-dyed denim is what it is. Waist sizes run 28 to 44.

Sizing and fit

Before buying, fit is the most common worry. Per-product guidance is what is published. Uniform across the range it is not. Not one single chart exists to use. Reading each product page is essential. Whatever is published is what these answers set out.

What sizes does it run?

Apparel goes XS to 3XL. Nearly every style carries Small through XL. XXL runs across most of the range. Roughly 48 products listed 3XL. For denim and workwear it is waist sizes 28 to 44. For kids the sizes are 2/3, 4/5, 6 and 8.

Is there a proper size chart?

No global size chart is published. Sizing-chart pages do exist, but they render empty. So nothing brand-wide can be measured against. Some product pages list flat measurements. Apart from those, no numbers are available. Use the product page instead.

Does it all fit true to size?

No, and the difference matters. The wording true to size covers many staples. In that group sit the classic tee and hoodie. Some suggest sizing up for an oversized look. Two lightweight tees say that they run small. Those pieces advise ordering one or two sizes bigger.

Are flat measurements given?

Yes, on a few of them. The flat width and length appear on two lightweight tees. Small is 20 by 17.5 inches. The medium runs 21.5 by 19, and large 23 by 20.5. The 29.5 inch waist is where the denim shorts start. Nothing in the way of measurements sits on most products.

How should the pieces be washed?

Care instructions for washing are not published anywhere. Product pages, the FAQ and sizing pages have none. Unusual, and worth saying plainly. Normally, hand-dyed pieces would warrant care. The brand does not say so. The sewn-in tag is the thing to check.

Buying and authenticity

On this label, 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 all help. What stayed unconfirmed is listed in the last answer.

Where does it sell?

The label operates its own online store. Shops in Los Angeles and Houston also trade. There is no department-store wholesale network behind it. Drops in batches are how stock arrives. Routine across sizes are the sellouts. The simplest route is buying direct.

Which store addresses are confirmed?

Out of 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. No confirmation could be found for current opening hours. It stays unconfirmed whether all three trade today.

How long does shipping take?

For domestic orders, delivery is up to five business days. As much as fourteen is the window for international. Free shipping reaches large domestic orders only. International orders are not covered. Refunds are accepted within a month of purchase. Return shipping is paid by the customer.

How do I verify a piece?

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

What could not be confirmed?

A number of popular claims failed verification. Confirmation of a celebrity wearer could not be had. Who the YSL capsule partner is stayed unclear. Nothing from the brand supports NFC chips in tags. Resale prices of any reliability could not be read. On the hat collection, the count came back at zero products.