This is me. I've been logging my personal style since 2006 on my flickr photostream, mainly posting to photo pools such as wardrobe_remix and World Fashion. I suppose I've always had a love of fashion and truly unique personal style; I got it honest from my mom. She was a model for a while before I came along.

Whenever I'm asked to define my style I'm always at a loss for words. And I kind of like it like that. Lately I've been into skins (like suede, snakeskin, eelskin and the like), capes and asymmetry, among a blagillion other things. I tend not to follow mass trends, but I'm aware of them. Don't expect me to be hashing over fashion collections and high end designers and all that; I'm far more interested in real people bringing some soul and some creativity to everyday life.

Love it or hate it, you have to give this girl props for doing it her way.

I caught this girl while leaving the parade; she was selling water bottles with her mom. Gotta love the DIY on this; she slashed the sleeves and added the red skirt herself.

These three photos I took a while back at the Bud Billiken Parade, which is a parade honoring an imaginary character which lived in the projects, I'm told? Anyway it's an excuse for folk to floss that new outfit.
I loved this fellow's fine baby blue hat most of all.

Welcome

Welcome to Wild Onion City!

There are fantastic street style sites for dozens of cities worldwide: Helsinki, Tokyo, LA, London, Stockholm, the list goes on... But for some strange reason Chicago is sort of sheepishly twiddling its thumbs. Why? Chicagoans are as diverse and vibrant as urbanites anyplace else, and I personally am constantly inspired by what I see on Chicago city streets. I hope this blog will become a go-to source for all parties interested in Chicago street style.

A note on the title of the blog:
It's derived from the Native American name given to the area before it was settled. Apparently "Checagou" refers to swamplands brimming with wild onion and garlic plants (which naturally would have been my first choice for a permanent settlement...) so I thought I'd give that little bit of history a nice shout out. So anyway, enjoy!