The chappie shirt from Odyssey Apparel is built on one of South Africa’s most iconic brands: Chappies bubblegum, the pink wrapper, the Did You Know? facts, and decades of South African school tuck shops. This is a shirt that every South African from five to fifty-five will recognise immediately. Full-colour sublimated on 100% moisture management polyester, for the South African who wants their nostalgia on performance fabric.
Made from 100% moisture management polyester, UV-resistant and breathable for South African conditions. The fabric performs across everyday wear and outdoor use alike, keeping you comfortable whether you’re at a braai, a family function, or anywhere else the Chappies reference needs to be seen.
The full-colour Chappies-inspired design is permanently sublimated into the fabric: bonded into the polyester so the colours stay vivid and the design holds its sharpness through every wash. Browse the Shirt range for more SA lifestyle designs across the Odyssey catalogue.
Available from Kiddies to Adult 9XL. The moisture management fabric fits comfortably across the full size range. The Chappie shirt is particularly well-suited to the full family range: the nostalgia hits differently depending on what age you are, but it hits everyone who grew up in South Africa.
A cent, then five cents, then twenty cents, then a rand: the price of Chappies has changed over the decades but the experience hasn’t. The wrapper with the Did You Know? fact. The fruit flavours that don’t quite correspond to any actual fruit. The communal experience of pulling out a Chappies at school and immediately having several people around you asking what the Did You Know? says. This is a specifically South African shared memory that no import or international brand has ever managed to replicate.
The Chappie shirt captures that memory and puts it on moisture management performance fabric. It is ridiculous in the best possible way. Wear it and watch who immediately gets it and who has to ask.
Heritage Day, school reunions, family braais, casual Fridays, and any occasion where a shirt that is immediately, unmistakably South African is the right call. The Chappie shirt generates an instant reaction from every South African who sees it, and that reaction is always positive. Also a strong gift for any South African who grew up on Chappies and hasn’t thought about them in twenty years until they see this shirt.
Available from Kiddies upward. For the South African family that carries the culture forward.
Fit runs true to size across the range, comfortable enough for a full day of braai duty, family gatherings, or just wearing it around because it made someone laugh in the shop.
Delivery nationwide runs through trusted courier partners including DSV, so wherever in South Africa you are, this shirt gets to you in good time. Kitting out a family or friend group who all get the joke? We handle bulk orders with a straightforward turnaround.
Every shirt in the Crazy Werrie range goes through the same quality process as the rest of the catalogue before it leaves our facility: printed, cut, and checked for consistent colour and stitching before it ever gets packed for dispatch.
Odyssey Apparel designs and manufactures at Plot 28, Kameeldrift, Brits, North West. Every lifestyle design in the catalogue is produced to the same standard: UV-resistant polyester, permanent sublimation print, full size range from Kiddies to Adult 9XL. For custom shirts, team kits, or branded corporate orders, visit the Custom Designs page.
The chappie shirt ships nationwide via DSV. Built in Brits, worn across South Africa. Did you know?
"On backorder" means that we don't keep the specific item in stock and need to manufacture it. Our orders typically take two to three weeks due to our queue system.
Generally, our orders go out within two weeks. We sometimes get them done within a week. In some cases, it might take a little longer, depending on your order and how busy we might be at the time. We work on a queue system, first in first out.
We offer in house shipping (DSV), charged at a flat rate nationwide, but you may choose to send your own courier or collect from our premises yourself, just choose the local pickup option.
We can do custom designs, and we are really good at it too. Send our team a Whatsapp message at 0827550464 with regards to your design.
| Size | Half Chest (cm) | Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 27 | 38 |
| 2-3 | 30 | 42 |
| 4-5 | 33 | 49 |
| 6-7 | 37 | 54 |
| 8-9 | 40 | 58 |
| 10-11 | 41 | 59 |
| XS | 42 | 64 |
| S | 48 | 69 |
| M | 51 | 71 |
| L | 56 | 73 |
| XL | 60 | 75 |
| 2XL | 65 | 79 |
| 3XL | 70 | 87 |
| 4XL | 72 | 89 |
| 5XL | 75 | 91 |
| 6XL | 78 | 99 |
| 7XL | 79 | 99 |
| 8XL | 81 | 99 |
| 9XL | 85 | 99 |
| Size | Half Chest (cm) | Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 27 | 38 |
| 2-3 | 30 | 42 |
| 4-5 | 33 | 49 |
| 6-7 | 37 | 54 |
| 8-9 | 40 | 58 |
| 10-11 | 41 | 59 |
| XS | 42 | 64 |
| S | 48 | 69 |
| M | 51 | 71 |
| L | 56 | 73 |
| XL | 60 | 75 |
| 2XL | 65 | 79 |
| 3XL | 70 | 87 |
| 4XL | 72 | 89 |
| 5XL | 75 | 91 |
| 6XL | 78 | 99 |
| 7XL | 79 | 99 |
| 8XL | 81 | 99 |
| 9XL | 85 | 99 |
| Size | Bust | Wasit | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 40cm | 36cm | 84cm |
| Small | 43cm | 39cm | 90cm |
| Medium | 45cm | 41cm | 95cm |
| Large (2 Panels) | 48cm | 44cm | 98cm |
| XLarge (2 Panels) | 51cm | 47cm | 100cm |
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