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First Lady Anita Perry has some classy threads for next Tuesday's inaugural shindig: She said today that she hired fashion bigwigs Douglas Hannant and Robert Danes to design her clothes.

According to a press release, for the inaugural she'll wear a suit by Mr. Hannant: "A hint of the romantic period and is a three button jacket with a straight skirt. In contrast to the full skirted look, this is a new take on the classic suit jacket and slim skirt, fashioned out of richly textured tweed with sequins. The silhouette is straight down and veered away from a nipped in waist. The inside of the jacket is lined with silk charmeuse."

That's a sketch of the suit above.

For the Inaugural Ball, it's a dress by Mr. Danes: "A strapless corset in silk crepe back satin and silk organza. The skirt of the gown is a mermaid silhouette cut in hundreds of interlocking layers of organza fabric. The First Lady has chosen a coral tinted strong pink for the dress fabric color."

Mr. Danes calls the dress "one of the most modern and signature gowns I've designed in the past few seasons."

"We have sewn over 100 unique pieces of organza together in an abstract version of the honeycomb style found in Chinese paper lanterns. The combination of the satin draping in the bodice and this honeycomb construction results in a design that is both futuristic and feminine."

The release doesn't say, but all that can't be cheap.

UPDATE: Turns out, it was cheap -- to the Perrys, anyway. Inaugural committee chairwoman Mica Mosbacher says the designers donated their services and their clothes. I had reported here earlier that the costs were covered by $1.4 million in corporate donations Gov. Perry raised for the inauguration. Alas, not so.