Stylist Taping Soles on Rooftop Before Fashion Week

Crisp high-altitude light floods a rooftop terrace overlooking the dense, evening traffic below in Fuzhou. A stylist stands centered in perfect symmetry, carefully applying strips of beige tape to the soles of a model's high-heeled shoes. The dry season air holds a faint, white haze of hairspray that softens the edges of the light against the concrete floor. Wet patches on the railing reflect the fading sky, while the stylist's focused hands move with precision. Behind them, the city grid glows with amber streetlights beginning to pierce the late afternoon dimness. The final strip of tape adheres smoothly to the black leather, creating a sharp, matte edge against the glossy shoe surface.