Problems with elements of this sentence


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The sentence in question: 赤と白のしまのセーターにジーンズをはいた女の子ですね。

1) Is it necessary to write い-adjective + の here, or would 赤くて白い work as well?
Is there a difference in meaning?

2) why is there this に? I can’t make any sense of it. To me the sentence says:
„It is a girl wearing jeans and a sweatshirt in red and white stripes.” What
function does に have in this context? Oo




Ｑ１）

No it is not necessary but still acceptable, but in that case the の in 赤と白
**の** [縞]{しま} is needed to be dropped as well.

Acceptable forms:

  * 赤と白の縞
  * 赤いと白い縞
  * 赤と白縞

_Although it maybe valid in some cases, 白い **の** 縞 is just **very** weird. I
would suggest **NOT** to say it that way._

* * *

Ｑ２）

It can also mean "with".

_Please refer
to[this](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/49038/why-%E3%81%AB-can-
mean-and) question_

-A.Ellett

