[different colours of clothing] or [different colour clothing]

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[different colours of clothing] or [different colour clothing]

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I have made up the sentences below.

(1) I like to wear different colours of clothing.

(2) I like to wear different colour clothing.

Which highlighted phrase is correct? Thank you very much.
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Re: [different colours of clothing] or [different colour clothing]

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Better than either: ...differently colo(u)red clothes.
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