text: Fans of the beloved musical The Sound of Music have a chance to get their hands on their own pair of authentic von Trapp family lederhosen, as costumes from the iconic film go up for auction at the end of the month. Worn by the von Trapp children throughout much of the movie, the flamboyant regalia is made by Maria - played by Julie Andrews – at the start of the film to add a splash of color to the siblings’ drab uniforms. Now, seven of the costumes from the 1965 classic, along with a VHS cassette tape of the film signed by actor Dan Truitt , who played Rolff von Trapp, are expected to fetch $800,000 when they are auctioned off at Nate D. Sanders on April 30. 'The costumes are especially interesting because they're made of actual curtain fabric,' Laura Yntema, the auctions manager, explained. 'The costume designer wanted to be as authentic as possible so this fabric, which is a canvas type of material, was used. Costume revival: The floral lederhosen and dresses worn by the von Trapp children (pictured) in the 1965 classic The Sound of Music are going up for auction at the end of the month . The hills are alive: Maria (Julie Andrews, pictured far right) can be seen singing with the von Trapp children in the 1965 classic . She added: 'This isn't always the case and sometimes movie costumes look surprisingly different than how you see them in person without lighting and set design.' The costumes, which are being auctioned as one single lot, include a jumper and matching shorts set wore by Debbie Turner as Marta, two lederhosen-style outfits with straps that were worn by either Duane Chase as Kurt or Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich, a jumper with suspenders worn by Kim Karath as Gret, two sleeveless dresses worn by either Angela Cartwright as Brigitta or Heather Menzies as Louisa, and a dress with princess sleeves that was worn by Charmian Carr as Liesl. According to the description on the Nate D. Sanders, all seven costumes were either acquired from an auction of outfits from legendary Hollywood costume supplier, Western Costume, held in July 1994, or have been supplied directly by Western Costume. 'There were a few sets of these curtain costumes produced by Western Costume, who made them for the film, and these sets were sold by Western Costume in the early 1990s,' Ms Yntema explained before adding: 'This is the last set to be made available for auction since then.' New look: Marie made the children's outfits in the film to to add a splash of color to their drab uniforms . Bold breeches: The lederhosen style outfit with straps (pictured) being auctioned off were worn by either Duane Chase as Kurt or Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich in the film . All aboard: Marie and the von Trapp children are pictured in a canoe . While all of the costumes are described as having ‘minor spotting’, the auction house insists that they are in otherwise fine condition. 'All seven look really stunning and when they're displayed [and] just evoke the magic of this beloved film,' Ms Yntema said. The hills will no doubt be alive with the sound of cash registers if the set of floral outfits reach their estimated price. Nate D. Sanders is also having a separate auction for The Sound of Music script used by cinematographer Ted McCord, who was nominated for an Academy award for his work on the film. And these aren’t the only iconic Hollywood pieces fetching big bucks at auction. Jennifer Lawrence's outfits from one of her earliest films, The Burning Plain, are being sold on the auctioneer's website along with wardrobe pieces from other films including Iron Man and Tron. Royal touches: This dress with princess sleeves was worn by actress Charmian Carr, who played Liesl in the movie . Pretty pattern: These sleeveless dresses were worn by Heather Menzies as Louisa (L) and Angela Cartwright as Brigitta (R) Two piece outfit: This jumper and matching shorts were worn by Debbie Turner as Marta . 1. Jumper and matching shorts worn by Debbie Turner as Marta. Shorts contain 20th Century-Fox label stitched to waist, and costume label tag pinned to jumper. Jumper measures 11.5' across the chest, shorts measure 10' across the waist . 2. Lederhosen style outfit with straps, worn by either Duane Chase as Kurt or Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich. Contains Western costume label to inside waist with 'Nicholas Hammond chg. £4' typed to inside. Waist size 27. Also contains costume tag from Butterfield and Butterfield with the name of Duane Chase, who played Kurt in the film . 3. Jumper with suspenders worn by actress Kim Karath as Gretl. Contains 20th Century Fox label handwritten 'K. Karath' inside near the hip. Measures 14.5' across the waist . 4. Sleeveless dress worn by actress Heather Menzies as Louisa. Contains green ties at the hip and Western Costume labels handwritten 'Louisa SOM'.. Measures 12.5' across the waist . 5. Sleeveless dress worn by Angela Cartwright as Brigitta. With bib lapel and 'SOM' written to the inside near the collar. Measures 13' across the waist . 6. Lederhosen style outfit with straps, worn by Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich. Contains Western costume label to inside waist with 'Nicholas Hammond chg. £4' typed to inside. Waist size 27 . 7. Dress with princess sleeves worn by actress Charmian Carr as Liesl. Contains Western Costume label handwritten 'Charmine [sic] SOM'to inside. Measures 13.5' across the chest . The gray and black dress worn by Vivien Leigh when she played Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 movie classic 'Gone with the Wind' has been sold at auction for $137,000. According to Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills, California the embroidered dress went for more than double its starting price of $60,000 on Saturday. Scarlett's dress was part of an extensive collection of memorabilia from the film gathered by James Tumblin, a former makeup artist from Universal studios. Real props: The pieces come with the original labels from 20th Century Fox and Western Costume Co. Added bonus: The costume collection also comes with a VHS cassette tape of the film signed by Dan Truitt , who played Rolff . Special copy: The Sound of Music script owned and signed by Academy Award nominated cinematographer Ted McCord, which includes his own annotation and notes, is also being sold by Nate D. Sanders . About 150 items were up for auction, including the straw hat with green ribbons worn by Scarlett on the day of a picnic at the start of the film. While her hat fetched $52,500, one of her blouses went for $32,500. Among the other items on sale were a gray suit worn by the character Rhett Butler, played by Clark Gable, which fetched $55,000. The multiple Academy Awards winning movie is the film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 Civial War-era epic novel of the same name. Epic romance: Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) and Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) have a passionate moment in the classic film Gone With the Wind . Pricey dress: This period costume dress worn by Vivian in Gone With the Wind was sold for $137,000 on Saturday .
target: Seven of the colorful ensembles worn by the children in the movie will go under the hammer later this month .
  The costumes are being auctioned as one single lot, alongside a VHS tape of the movie, signed by actor Dan Truitt, who played Rolff von Trapp .