Despite what you may glean from her perma-enthused persona, Bindi Irwin is not actually a cyborg child from planet Goblin just like the rest of us: she gets nervous when her pet project is laid on the line for the children of Australia to judge (i.e. with their parents' money).

That's right, Bindi's new Bindi Wear International range of branded clothing debuts at Myer stores this week, and the crimping iron fan is hanging out to see how her range of sensible slacks goes down with the little'uns.

While the label was officially launched at the Magic clothing fair in the US in August, Australia is the first country where the clothes for babies and girls and boys up to 12 will go on sale.

"I am so excited to have my own range, I can't wait to see other kids wearing it," Bindi, 9, said.

In its first real test before it hits stores, two fashion-loving Sydney sisters put the range of cool and khaki clothes to the test.

Avid Bindi fan Hannah Stevenson, 5, loved that there was more than khaki in this collection, with a pink-dappled camouflage dress with front bow and ruffled skirt one of her top choices.

While it was a pretty piece, it was in a canvas material and was tough enough to endure jumping off the garden fence at her Croydon home, one of her favourite activities.

Canvas! Great! Isn't that the childrenswear equivalent of, dunno, a kero bath for nanna? Like, sure, kids' clothes need to be durable, but canvas? What next, chainmail?

Here you go, little Johnny, wrap yourself up in this nice, snuggly Kevlar dressing gown! The label says it's stingray-proof!

 

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