Punters can also lay bets on the colour of his tie and who will be the designer of the ball gown worn by Obama's wife Michelle and what colour it will be.

彩民还可以下注奥巴马当天所打领带的颜色，以及奥巴马夫人米歇尔出席就职舞会时所穿礼服的设计师和颜色。

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The new ball gown was a great success.

那件新款长礼服非常成功。

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However for a ball gown the cut is made along more classic lines.

然而，对于舞会袍来说，裁剪总是沿着更加经典复古的路线。

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He also designed the white ball gown she wore four years ago.

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Of course, the dress that truly ushered her in to her role as first lady was the Jason Wu gown she wore to the inauguration ball, which she and Wu has since donated to the Smithsonian.

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Wu, whose dress was among more than 15 custom designs for the First Lady to choose, was also the winning designer four years ago when Michelle Obama wore his white one-shouldered gown to the inaugural ball.

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