First ladies’ inauguration gowns

Jill Biden in a dress by Vera Wang and her husband Joe.   (Chip Somodevilla / Getty / MCT)

Joe and Jill Biden at the 2009 Inauguration Ball. Jill is wearing a design by Reem Acra.   (Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images)

First Lady Laura Bush dances with her husband, President Bush, at an inaugural ball in 2005.  (Matthew Cavanaugh / EPA)

First Lady Laura Bush appears with her husband, President Bush, the night before he was sworn in for a second term, at the Texas State Society’s Black Tie and Boots Ball.  (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)

First Lady Laura Bush arrived as a burst of red at an inaugural ball in 2001.  (Doug Mills / Associated Press)

First Lady Hillary Clinton dances with her husband, President Clinton, at the New England Ball during his second-term inauguration night.  (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)

President Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush dance at the 1989 inaugural ball at the Pension Building.  (Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)