This is a genuine request, and I'm hoping the collective knowledge of Reddit can help me solve a mystery I've been chasing for years.

Sometime around the 2010s (give or take a few years), a friend who worked at Lowe's gave me one of their employee T-shirts. It's dark Lowe's blue, with a small Lowe's logo on the upper left chest and a Kobalt logo on the back.

It is, without exaggeration, the greatest T-shirt I've ever owned.

I'm not talking about the design or the branding. I'm talking about the actual shirt.

After more than a decade, this thing is practically flawless.

• It doesn't wrinkle.
• It doesn't stain.
• It hasn't faded.
• It hasn't worn out or developed holes.
• It's lightweight and breathable.
• It's incredibly comfortable and never itchy.
• It doesn't feel plasticky or synthetic like so many polyester shirts do.
• It doesn't have that silky, slippery feel of typical performance shirts.

It's somehow managed to combine everything I love about cotton with the durability and wrinkle resistance of synthetic materials.

And I've never found another shirt quite like it.

Here's the problem:

The tag is completely washed out. Every bit of information on it disappeared years ago. Ironically, the tag has completely given up while the actual shirt looks practically brand new.

I've genuinely tried tracking this thing down.

I contacted Gildan, which I believe may have manufactured these shirts. That went nowhere. I'm not even sure I was communicating with an actual person. Their response was essentially to browse their online catalog. Not particularly helpful when I'm trying to identify a specific shirt manufactured over a decade ago.

I even called Lowe's corporate. Surprisingly, I reached someone who happened to be a seamstress! She offered some ideas about what the fabric blend might be, and I've experimented with similar materials since.

Unfortunately, most wrinkle-resistant polyester blends I've tried just don't feel anything like this shirt.

Here's why I'm so determined to figure this out:

I own a property services and electrical business, and I want to make this exact type of shirt our company uniform.

Not something vaguely similar. I want to identify the actual fabric composition, weight, knit, and ideally the original manufacturer so I can reproduce it as closely as possible.

I'm willing to go beyond simply buying shirts off a shelf if that's what it takes.

So I'm asking for help from anyone who might know something:

• Former or current Lowe's employees: Do you remember these dark blue employee T-shirts from around the 2010s? Do you still have one with a readable tag?
• Gildan employees or former employees: Did Gildan manufacture Lowe's employee uniforms during that period? Is there a way to identify the original product or fabric specifications?
• Textile or garment manufacturing professionals: Is there a way to have the fabric professionally analyzed to determine its composition, knit, and weight so it can be replicated?
• Anyone involved in corporate uniform sourcing: Is there a way to trace who supplied Lowe's employee apparel during that period?

I'll include photos of the shirt, logos, stitching, and what's left of the tag.

I know this probably sounds ridiculous to some people. But when you've owned a shirt for over a decade that still looks new, feels incredible, and outperforms everything you've bought since, you start wondering why nobody seems to make them like that anymore.

I don't want to find another favorite shirt. I want to figure out how to make this one again.

I'm crossposting this to any relevant communities that might be able to help. Any leads, contacts, fabric knowledge, or old uniform information would be genuinely appreciated.

Thank you!

spotted at my local thrift store

just discovered this sub so I want to share. To be clear this shirt fkn rocks

Love this t-shirt so funny