Crazy Shorts: Insparation

Look at these shorts:

You probably think there pretty... uh... interesting, and so do I. But it seems in some subculture I've never seen, people think these are great. There are a couple of stores on Etsy, eBay, and even a "real" (self hosed) store who sell the shorts from $35 to $180. I want to try to get in this game. I think making these shorts looks like fun; I'd buy jeans from Goodwill and cut off the legs then go crazy with the hot glue/studs/bedazzler/dyes/bleach etc. I'm not sure how successful I would be, considering this again is a fringe market that already has established brands.
Said popular stores:
Kaleidoscope Eyes Vintage
Runwaydreamz
Bajues Best

Learning to Sew

My mom has an old sewing machine.It's the typical white beige from JCPenny's. Yes apparently JCPenny's use to sell sewing machines. Any way I've taken it appon my self to learn how to sew. Yes my decision is influenced by watching many re runs of project rumway this summer, but still, why not? Having a custome wardrobe would be awsome, clothes I really want and jeans that actualy fit. And making things is awsome!

PS My goal is to make a prom dress (even though I probably wont go to prom nor do I like dresses)
PPS Sorry for any spelling errors, neither of my spell checks want to work.