Eddie Huang Gets His Nails Did
A few months ago I headed down to BaoHaus, the Taiwanese bun shop on 14th Street in order to photograph chef and owner Eddie Haung. Eddie had just come out with his book “Fresh Off The Boat” and was making news with his Vice show of the same name. I was hired by a magazine to photograph him for an interview that unfortunately never happened but I got some cool shots so I wanted to share them with you.
The magazine liked his street wear style and I wanted to do something different than just photos in BaoHaus. I had an idea to go down to a sneaker shop like Alife Rivington Club and have him try on shoes or something, but he had a better idea. He wanted to get his nails done. He had never actually had a manicure before but we both thought it was a pretty hilarious concept so we walked down the street to a place and he got his nails did while I took pictures. The whole thing lasted about 15 minutes and then we went back to his restaurant and I took a few more pictures of him there while he made me some food. It was fucking delicious.
