noun
colored clothes; patterned clothes
Refers to clothing with colors or patterns, as opposed to plain or white garments. Often used in contexts like laundry sorting or dress codes.
洗濯のときは色柄物と白いものを分けてください。
Please separate colored/patterned clothes from white ones when doing laundry.
この洗剤は色柄物にも使えます。
This detergent can also be used on colored/patterned clothes.
柄物 means patterned clothes, focusing on the design rather than color. 色柄物 includes both color and pattern.
Compound of 色 (color), 柄 (pattern), and 物 (thing). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'colored and patterned items'.