Traces is a design research project that brings the issue of worker exploitation in the fashion industry to the attention of young female consumers in Sydney. The project consists of a range of white garments, where hands, coated in indigo dye, leave behind traces of the making process. The range challenges the perception that the garments we buy are new, revealing an existing history and a story of lives that have been woven into the seams of the garments we buy. It aims to help consumers consider their connection to the workers who are often mistreated for their benefit.