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I was trying to describe a list of objects from a more generic point of view
to a more specific one. While at the generic level I feel quite sure, using
for example.

> みなりのポケットの中には、ボールペンを二本あります。  
>  There are two pens in the dress' pocket.

When trying to be more specific describing those pens I feel like I'm missing
something (probably grammar). I would say something like:

> 一本は赤いです、一方は青いです。  
>  One is red and the other is blue.

Is that correct/natural? Are there other (better) ways to express the same
concept?
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Sentence pattern for describing a list of objects
> みなりのポケットの中には、ボールペンを二本あります。  
>  There are two pens in the dress' pocket.

[身]{み}なり refers to how you are dressed, your appearance, etc. Use ドレス for
dress as in long dress or wedding dress, 服 or 洋服 for general clothes. を is
used to indicate an object; use the subject particle が since the ボールペン is the
subject of あります. あります would be fine but 入っています would be more natural. I would
go with:

> ドレス/[服]{ふく}のポケットには、ボールペンが二本[入]{はい}っています。

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> 一本は赤いです、一方は青いです。  
>  One is red and the other is blue.

Your translation makes sense but to be grammatically correct, you would say

> 一本は赤で、もう一本は青です。  
>  or 一本は赤色で、もう一本は青色です。

「赤で」「青です」「赤色で」「青色です」 are like saying "(pens) of red/blue colour", rather than
describing how the pens look.
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