It will be interesting to hear what you know b/c I don't understand what the controversy about the underwear is all about, other than the fact that they're too large (and who knows why that was).
OK, let's see. The Bloomies. *cracking my knuckles here, for extreme memory-yanking and typing at the same time*
JonBenet was found in panties that were way too big for her. They were flowered panties called "Bloomies" from Bloomingdale's and they came in little plastic reusable zippered "tote" packages of 7, with the days of the week on them, written in script on the waistbands.
Patsy and JonBenet and some of Patsy's friends had gone Christmas shopping sometime in November in New York City. They went to FAO Schwarz, of course. They went to Bloomingdale's and I'm not sure where else. It's hard to remember - I *think* this was the trip when a chauffeur named Raoul took them all around to the stores.
Anyway, either Patsy bought the packages of Bloomies for JonBenet or JonBenet specifically asked for them while eyeing the display. Then one or the other of them suggested they'd make a cute NYC Xmas present for JonBenet's cousin in Atlanta, the daughter of Patsy's sister Polly and her husband Grant. (Can't think of the little girl's name.)
So, at least two packages of different sized Bloomies were bought. The cousin was considerably older than JonBenet with a larger Bloomies-appropriate body part. (Evidently, a bigger butt. I guess she's an adult now and I can say that!)
When they got them home, the cousin's package was put away for Christmas wrapping later (presumably in the basement where all the FAO presents were stored, too).
JonBenet and Patsy argued the afternoon of Christmas Day, about what JBR was going to wear to the Whites' party. Patsy wanted her to wear an almost-twin outfit to her own - black velvet jeans/pants, a red sweater and/or Christmas-y vest.
(I'm going to continue onto another post so I don't lose this, because I'm up and down, AFK ...)