Je portais la longue jupe bleu, blanc et rouge ...

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Je portais la longue jupe bleu, blanc et rouge ...

I'm wondering why the colors do not agree with 'La jupe'. I would have thought it would be 'bleue, blanche et rouge'. Is 'bleu, blanc et rouge' invariable?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Bastille Day in France"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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Compound colours descriptions - they are invariable.

Compound colour names and colour names derived from things are invariable (French Colour Adjectives)

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Je portais la longue jupe bleu, blanc et rouge ...

I'm wondering why the colors do not agree with 'La jupe'. I would have thought it would be 'bleue, blanche et rouge'. Is 'bleu, blanc et rouge' invariable?

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