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What changes: More skate/zine culture than hip-hop villainy
Brand profile
Crooks & Castles
Los Angeles streetwear label founded in 2002, known for Medusa-head and chain-motif graphic tees, hoodies and caps rooted in West Coast hip-hop.
Los AngelesOrigin
UnisexFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Crooks & Castles
Crooks & Castles is a Los Angeles streetwear label founded in 2002 by childhood friends Dennis Calvero and Robert Panlilio, who started the line with six graphics built around a "rooting for the villain" idea. The range centres on graphic T-shirts, hoodies, fleece, woven shirts and snapback caps carrying the brand's Medusa head, chain-link and script-logo motifs, often with bandana or camo prints. It draws on West Coast hip-hop and 1980s-90s Los Angeles imagery, and sells mainly direct-to-consumer online.
How Crooks & Castles fits
Overall fit
slightly large
Shoppers generally report standard US streetwear sizing that wears a little roomy and boxy, with tees and fleece feeling slightly larger than a typical fashion-brand equivalent.
Tip: Most people can stay with their usual US size, but if you want a cleaner, less boxy look take one size down.
Medium confidence · based on 8 sources
By category
| Category | Runs | Shape | Size advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoodies & sweatshirts | slightly large | relaxed, roomy through the body and sleeves | Stick with your usual size — there is already enough room for a tee or hoodie layer underneath. |
| Jackets | true to size | regular streetwear cut with room for a hoodie underneath | Take your normal size — most styles are already cut to layer over fleece. |
| Shirts & overshirts | true to size | regular to slightly relaxed woven cut, boxier than a dress shirt | Order your usual size; size down if you want the shirt to sit closer to the body. |
| T-shirts & graphic tees | slightly large | boxy and relaxed with dropped-ish shoulders on many graphic styles | Take your normal size for the intended relaxed look, or size down once if you prefer a fitted tee. |
Directional fit consensus summarized from public sources with AI — a starting point, not a guarantee. Confirm with the product's own measurements before buying.
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Crooks & Castles fit questions
Does Crooks & Castles run big or small?
Crooks & Castles fits slightly large. Most people can stay with their usual US size, but if you want a cleaner, less boxy look take one size down. Shoppers generally report standard US streetwear sizing that wears a little roomy and boxy, with tees and fleece feeling slightly larger than a typical fashion-brand equivalent.
How does Crooks & Castles fit?
Shoppers generally report standard US streetwear sizing that wears a little roomy and boxy, with tees and fleece feeling slightly larger than a typical fashion-brand equivalent. Overall shape: boxy, relaxed streetwear cut through the chest and shoulders.
How do Crooks & Castles hoodies & sweatshirts fit?
Crooks & Castles hoodies & sweatshirts fits slightly large. Stick with your usual size — there is already enough room for a tee or hoodie layer underneath. Shape: relaxed, roomy through the body and sleeves.
How do Crooks & Castles jackets fit?
Crooks & Castles jackets fits true to size. Take your normal size — most styles are already cut to layer over fleece. Shape: regular streetwear cut with room for a hoodie underneath.
How do Crooks & Castles shirts & overshirts fit?
Crooks & Castles shirts & overshirts fits true to size. Order your usual size; size down if you want the shirt to sit closer to the body. Shape: regular to slightly relaxed woven cut, boxier than a dress shirt.
Brand facts
- Founded
- 2002
- Origin
- Los Angeles, United States
- Made in
- China
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Y2K, Skatewear