my friend's/than that of my friend

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Can I write the following sentence 1) in the way 2)?

1) My clothes are finer than my friend's.

2) My clothes are finer than that of the clothes of my friend.
 
No. The sentence you're trying to make is this:

My clothes are finer than those of my friend.
 
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