Every other piece gets measured against the Classic Cough Syrup T-Shirt
I point straight at the Classic Cough Syrup T-Shirt any time a friend asks how to get into That’s A Awful Lot Of Cough Syrup. The body runs 6.5 oz cough syrup hoodie 100% organic cotton, a fair bit above the flimsy jersey the bulk of graphic tees get printed on, and the weight is obvious the moment you lift one. Front and back both take the signature jumbo screen prints, so the tee reads from both directions when you walk past someone. Cut relaxed rather than slim, it drapes off the shoulder instead of clinging to the chest. The first thing long-time buyers of alocs clothing look for on any piece is the yellow woven label at the hem, that band of yellow. The label’s own copy says this style fits true to size, which matters more than it sounds, because not every tee here is cut the same way. The brand’s own store shows about $150 as of September 2026, and since streetwear prices move constantly, treat that as a snapshot.
The graphic tees, named by their actual names
Most of the cough syrup shirts on offer sit at that same core price as graphic tees, and half the reason people collect them is the names. On the list you have the A.L.O.C.S. T-Shirt, the Warning T-Shirt, King Of The Kill, Drankenstein and Juicebusters, plus Big Pharma, Cough Syrup Scream, Paralysis, Rib Cage, ALOCS Smoke and the Cough Syrup Scary Movie T-Shirt. Lower down the page come Po Up, Rosary, Man Down, Death Row, Land Of the Sippers, The Last Pint, Love At First Sip, the Wok Is Dead T-Shirt, the Promethazine Tour T-Shirt and the Dodger T-shirt. 100% cotton, jumbo screenprint hits front and back, the yellow woven label, and a fit the brand calls true to size: that is the one spec sheet covering King Of The Kill, Drankenstein and Juicebusters. A 100% organic cotton short sleeve, the Warning T-Shirt also runs true to size, and the brand notes that you should consider sizing up for an oversized look. The Paralysis T-Shirt is put down as handmade in Los Angeles, showing a stencil-style treatment and a rough print on a relaxed body. The brand takes its name from a phrase that refers to promethazine-codeine cough syrup, known as lean, and titles like Promethazine Tour and The Last Pint play on it; the brand runs its own banner reading “! PLEASE DO NOT SIP DRANK AND SHOOT FIREARMS !” and then gets back to selling clothes.
The lightweight, cropped cuts stand apart in a lane of their own
A paragraph of their own goes to two tees that behave differently enough to warrant it, the Wok Is Dead T-Shirt and the Promethazine Tour T-Shirt. Lightweight cotton jersey in a wide-fit, cropped tee is the published description on both, the opposite of the heavy classic body in almost every respect. They are rinsed for a comfortable vintage feel, and the artwork is a water based screen print front and back rather than a thick plastic-feeling hit. These are also the two styles that publish flat measurements, which is rare enough here to be worth using: small is 20 inches by 17.5 inches, medium 21.5 by 19, large 23 by 20.5, taken as width by length. Because 20 inches wide by 17.5 long is short by ordinary standards, measure those against a tee you already own. For a relaxed fit the brand asks you to order one to two sizes bigger than your regular size, because it states outright that this style runs small. Price-wise nothing changes, about $150 at the brand’s own store as of September 2026.
Women’s cuts, and where the rail gets lighter
Not everything with the logo on it costs what the flagship tee costs, which surprises people who know the brand only from resale chatter. Roughly $48 to $100 is the band on the women’s side for the lighter pieces, which takes in crop tops, tank tops and bodysuits rather than the full heavyweight body. Published as 100% combed cotton, tanks and crop tops use a genuinely different fabric from the 6.5 oz organic cotton on the classic. The Cough Syrup measuring line side print is printed on some tanks, a nod to a dosage line and one of the quieter graphics in the lineup. The Kids Classic Cough Syrup T-Shirt is also on the list at about $60, which is the cheapest route into the classic artwork. If you have been searching an awful lot of cough syrup shirt and bouncing off the $150 figure, open this part of the catalogue first, and expect these prices to shift with drops and sales.
The tee range, at a glance
Rather than what forums assume, the table below sets out what the brand actually publishes for each tee. The prices here are what the brand’s own store showed as of September 2026, and they change with each drop. The material column lists only what the brand states itself, which is why some rows are thinner. Because no single global rule exists here, the fit notes are per-product guidance rather than one blanket rule. I have said so instead of filling the gap with a guess wherever the brand publishes nothing about the fabric. Treat it as a shortlist, then read the product page, because that is where the one useful fit sentence lives.
| Shirt | Asking price | Material | Fit note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Cough Syrup T-Shirt | about $150 | 6.5 oz 100% organic cotton, as published | Relaxed cut, true to size |
| Warning T-Shirt | about $150 | 100% organic cotton, as published | True to size; size up for oversized |
| King Of The Kill, Drankenstein, Juicebusters | roughly $150 each as listed | 100% cotton, jumbo screenprint hits | Published as true to size |
| Wok Is Dead, Promethazine Tour | roughly $150 each as listed | Rinsed lightweight cotton jersey | Wide-fit cropped; runs small, so order 1 to 2 sizes up |
| Paralysis T-Shirt | about $150 or so | Handmade in Los Angeles, with a stencil print | Relaxed body with a rough finish |
| A.L.O.C.S. T-Shirt | about $150 | Not published separately | Check the note on that product |
| Dodger T-shirt | roughly $150 | Not separately published by the brand | True to size, as published |
| Kids Classic Cough Syrup T-Shirt | roughly $60 | Not separately published by the brand | Kids sizes, 2/3 through 8 |
| Women’s tanks and crop tops | around $48 to $100 | 100% combed cotton as published | Lighter weight and a closer cut |
The way these tees actually fit on a body
No single rule holds here, and pretending otherwise is how people end up reselling a tee they wore once. True to size is the published note on most of the range, including the classic, the Warning tee and the King Of The Kill, Drankenstein and Juicebusters group. Relaxed is how the classic body is described, so true to size already means room through the chest and a print that sits flat rather than stretched. The Warning tee adds the option of going up one if you want a lower hem and a wider sleeve, which is the look most people are after. The two lightweight cropped styles follow, and they run small and ask for one to two sizes up, so a medium in the classic might be a large or extra large in Wok Is Dead. From extra small up to 3XL is the range across the apparel range depending on style, though the deeper sizes are not on every product. To say it plainly, the brand publishes no global size chart and no washing instructions, so per-product notes and those flat measurements are all you get.
Choosing the one that will actually get worn
A first piece is best as the classic in your normal size, so you learn how the 6.5 oz body wears before spending on anything cut unusually. If you own one already and want something different rather than something similar, the cropped lightweight tees give you another silhouette for the same money, provided you respect the sizing note. Shop by name if graphics matter more than cut to you, since Drankenstein, Rib Cage and Cough Syrup Scary Movie pull from the horror side while Big Pharma and Promethazine Tour lean on medical wordplay. Whatever you end up with, check the yellow woven label, check the product name against the brand’s own catalogue, and check the price against real levels, since a $45 tee carrying this artwork is not coming from the label. Plenty of searches land on stores with no connection to the brand, and Thats awful lot of cough syrup is one of a dozen ways people type the name into a search bar. Between its own online store, its Los Angeles locations at 7669 Melrose Ave and 312 W 5th St and 5410 Almeda Rd in Houston, the brand sells direct, and roughly two in five size variants sit sold out at any moment. Check the live listing on the day you buy rather than trusting any guide, including this one, because prices, colorways and availability shift drop by drop.
