The nominations  for the 2009 Weblog Awards opened yesterday and if you like my blog then please nominate me for the Best New Blog.

I love PinUp Girl Clothing.  They have been one of my favourite online window shopping destinations for about five years.  Everytime I get a newsletter, or blog update from them I spend hours oogling the goreous clothing, shoes and of course the models.  I’ve filled up my shopping cart and emptied it so many times.  A few months ago they introduced a makeup line “I Am Trouble” by Masuimi Max.  I have a serious girl-crush on her.  She is so hot and her tattoos make her even hotter.

Masuimi Max for PinUp Girl Clothing - Photo by Laura Bynes

Masuimi Max - Photo by Mitzi

I desperately wanted to buy this dress, a pair of hot mary jane platforms (that I actually found on ebay for $20, in a previous What I Wore post) and the I Am Trouble matte lipstick and high pigment eye shadows.  I even saved up to purchase it.  I did my shopping, went to check out and was shocked by the shipping and customs fees.  It would cost me a minimum of $42 to ship to Canada and I might incur customs fees on top.  So alas, no dress or I Am Trouble makeup for me.

I want these shoes!

I really want these shoes.  I have a thing for super high heels and platforms.

Back to the story, which does have a happy ending.  Seeing all this amazing clothing and reading the story behind the PinUpGirl line, made me really want to learn how to sew so I could make my own clothes.  My goal is to figure out how to make a dress that looks like this and have my body looking as hot as hers (minus the curves, that I just won’t get naturally).  I’d also love to have my own PinUp Girl Clothing store in Canada.

So far I’ve come a long way towards accomplishing those goals.  I’ve been working out three days a week at the gym (which I will post about soon!) and I’ve sewn quite a few articles of clothing.  I’m working my way up to completing a dress like this, in the stretch sateen fabric, and I’m confident that I’ll be able to make it by the end of the year.

I still really want this dress though.  And the shoes.  This would definitely be the outfit to wear to the You Might As Well Live premiere….. more on that to come.