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Is there a logic behind using color noun + noun rather than using color
i-adjective + noun? For example, 黒ドレス and 黒タイツ seem to be more used than 黒いドレス
and 黒いタイツ. Regardless, the i-adjective way seems to still be used too. What is
the difference?

What's the case for colors that take の? ピンク? 紫? Would one preferably say 紫タイツ
or 紫のタイツ? ピンク髪 or ピンクの髪?
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particles adjectives compounds
Color compound words
Please read this first: [赤ずきん vs. 赤い頭巾
(grammar)](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/93115/5010)

So when someone says 黒タイツ, the speaker is using it as an established
concept/genre in the field of clothing. That is to say, just by hearing it,
people can imagine what else the person is wearing. If you want to simply say
black-colored tights unrelated to such an image, you can always say 黒いタイツ. The
same for 白タイツ, 網タイツ, etc. Some combinations such as
[黒服](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%92%E6%9C%8D) and
[赤帽](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E5%B8%BD) have derivative and
unpredictable meanings.

I personally have never heard the phrase 紫タイツ, but if purple-colored tights
should happen to catch on in the future, people may start using 紫タイツ as an
established term. On the other hand, many otaku already regard ピンク髪 as an
[established "moe trait"](https://akiba-souken.com/vote/v_2697/) of anime
characters.
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