I saw one of those random askreddit threads the other day asking women what sort of clothes they find unattractive on men, and I was mildly surprised to see gym/basketball shorts come up a lot. Can’t have anything comfortable smh.
I believe it going in that direction (what women find attractive or not on men). I suspect that it's a product of women generally caring more about socioeconomic status (signaled by being well dressed), while men generally care more about the purely physical aspect of sex. After 15 years of being together, my wife knows that I find her most attractive in t-shirts, tank tops, running shorts, and sleepwear but it's still counterintuitive to her and she instinctively dresses up when she wants to impress me.
Is it possible she's doing it for her own sake? It might be that dressing up like that makes her feel better about herself. She might feel more confident and sexy when dressed up. I know I feel good with a shave, haircut, and a sharp outfit.
Basketball shorts _these_ days tend to be huge tent-like things that come all the way down to the knee and hide any hint of the actual shape of the hips/thighs/bottom of the man wearing them. Which is not exactly sexy.
"Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants." — Karl Lagerfield
Whew i'm safe, all I wear is PJs
I definitely stocked on sweats when the pandemic hit.