Artisan Collection by Reprime Men's Chef Recycled Shirt - Artisan Collection by Reprime RP904

Artisan Collection by Reprime RP904 Chef Recycled Shirt for Kitchens That Work in Shirtsleeves

The Artisan Collection by Reprime Chef Recycled Shirt (RP904) answers a real gap in kitchen wardrobes: staff who need chef-style function at shirt weight. The 5 oz./yd² twill blends 65% recycled polyester, made from post-consumer plastic, with 35% cotton, and the details are pure chef coat, a mandarin collar with stud fastening down the placket, a left chest pocket, and an upper left sleeve pen pocket. A contrast color inner neckband conceals day-to-day wear marks. It extends the Artisan Collection by Reprime range below coat weight and works under any bib from our apron collection without bulk.

Key Product Specifications

• Brand: Artisan Collection by Reprime
• Style Number: RP904
• Product Type: Chef shirt, short sleeve
• Material: 5 oz./yd², 65% recycled polyester / 35% cotton twill
• Recycled Content: Recycled polyester from post-consumer plastic
• Collar: Mandarin collar with stud fastening
• Neckband: Contrast color inner neckband
• Pockets: Left chest pocket; upper left sleeve pen pocket
• Decoration Note: Pocket bag can be moved to allow for embroidery

Specifications at a Glance

Quick Answer: Who Wears the RP904

The RP904 chef recycled shirt is for the roles a coat overserves: prep cooks, counter staff, food truck crews, and kitchens in climates where 5 oz. is the right answer year round. It keeps the professional cues, mandarin collar, stud placket, working pockets, at the weight of a shirt, and the recycled twill gives the uniform a fiber story to tell. When the pass demands full coat presence, the same range supplies studded and wrap-over coats that share this design language.

Construction and Materials

The twill weighs in at 5 oz./yd², the lightest kitchen fabric in the range, blending post-consumer recycled polyester with cotton for shirt-level comfort that still launders like workwear. The mandarin collar closes with stud fastening down the center placket, echoing the coat family. Two details show unusual thought: the inner neckband is a contrast color, chosen to conceal the wear marks that shadow light collars, and the chest pocket bag can be moved out of the way so embroidery can run where the pocket sits. An upper left sleeve pen pocket completes the toolkit.

Fit and Wear

Cut as a working shirt, the RP904 skims rather than hugs, leaving room to move at the shoulders and untucking cleanly for counter work. Short sleeves and the light twill keep it comfortable in kitchens where coats become saunas by mid-service. The stud placket opens for airflow on break without looking undone. Staff who layer a bib over it find the shirt sits flat under straps, which is exactly how kitchens pairing it with the RP129 cross back barista apron typically wear it front-of-house.

Decoration Guidance

The movable chest pocket bag is the headline for decorators: left-chest embroidery, normally compromised by pocket seams, can be stitched properly because the bag shifts out of the hoop's way. Logos also sit well on the right chest, and the sleeve above the pen pocket takes small badges. The smooth 5 oz. twill favors fine detail more than any coat in the range. Programs that dress the hot line in coats often carry identical artwork onto the RP665 studded front coat so shirted and coated staff match.

Where the Chef Shirt Fits Best

Wholesale and Program Buying

Programs usually adopt the RP904 as the second tier of a kitchen wardrobe: coats for the line, shirts for prep and counter, all sharing the mandarin-and-stud design language so the team reads as one unit. The recycled fiber content keeps the sustainability claim consistent across tiers. Buyers assembling the full picture add trousers and headwear from the same brand family, covering every role from dish pit to pass with one supplier relationship.

Buyer and Reorder Workflow

Sample a decorated shirt first specifically to exploit the movable pocket bag, your decorator will want to see it before quoting placement. Confirm sizes on a fitting day, then reorder against the roster. The style reorders true across runs, and because shirts wear faster than coats in daily rotation, most programs plan replacements at a steadier cadence, which the RP904's stable spec makes painless.

Who Buys the RP904 and Why

Kitchen managers in warm climates buy it because it is the only chef-styled garment their teams will actually keep on. Multi-tier uniform planners buy it to bridge coats and tees with something professional in between. Sustainability-minded operators buy it because the post-consumer recycled twill extends their fiber story to every employee, not just the coated ones. The shirt succeeds because it takes shirt comfort seriously without surrendering kitchen identity.

Choosing Between the RP904 and Its Companion Chef Wear

Our Recommendation

Issue the RP904 wherever a coat would be worn unzipped, sleeves shoved up, or not at all, which in honest kitchens is more stations than anyone admits. It preserves the professional standard at a weight staff will respect, and its recycled twill keeps the program's fiber story intact from the pass to the prep table.

Alternatives and Replacement Styles

Roles that step up to full coat presence move to the short sleeve recycled chef coat without changing the range or the recycled story. If a discontinued cook shirt has left your program improvising with polos, the RP904 restores a purpose-built kitchen shirt with better decoration mechanics than anything it replaces.

What Sets the RP904 Apart

Two details reveal the design intelligence: a contrast inner neckband that hides the collar wear every light kitchen garment suffers, and a chest pocket bag that moves so embroidery can go exactly where tradition puts it. Add post-consumer recycled twill at a true shirt weight and the RP904 is the rare kitchen garment designed around how it will be decorated, worn, and washed, in that order.

Most Popular Artisan Collection Chef Wear

RP665 Studded Coat | RP657 Recycled Coat | RP553 Essential Pants | RP653 Chefs Beanie | RP906 Zip-Close Coat

Care and Durability

The 5 oz. recycled twill is the fastest-drying garment in the kitchen lineup, washing on standard cycles and returning to service overnight. Fasten the studs before laundering to keep the placket flat, and dry at moderate heat for the sake of embroidery. The contrast inner neckband earns its keep over time, keeping collars presentable long after plain shirts would look tired.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the RP904 chef shirt made from?
A 5 oz./yd² twill of 65% recycled polyester, made from post-consumer plastic, blended with 35% cotton.

How does the RP904 fasten?
With stud fastening down the center placket beneath a mandarin collar, echoing the closure language of the brand's chef coats.

What is the contrast inner neckband for?
The contrast color conceals the wear and marks that build along inner collars in daily kitchen use, keeping the shirt presentable longer.

What pockets does the shirt include?
A left chest pocket and an upper left sleeve pen pocket for markers and thermometers.

Why does the movable pocket bag matter?
It lets embroiderers shift the pocket bag aside and stitch left-chest logos properly, a placement most pocketed shirts compromise.

Is this shirt a substitute for a chef coat?
For prep, counter, and hot-climate roles, yes; for formal pass presence, kitchens pair it with coats from the same range.

How does the RP904 wear in hot kitchens?
At 5 oz. with short sleeves and an openable stud placket, it is the coolest professional option in the collection.

Does the shirt work under a bib apron?
Yes. The light twill sits flat under apron straps, which is how counter and barista teams typically wear it.

How should the RP904 be washed?
Standard cycles with studs fastened, moderate drying heat; the recycled twill resists shrinking and dries overnight.

What completes a uniform with this shirt?
Essential chef pants, a chefs beanie, and a bib or waist apron from the same collection round out the kit.

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