For years I filed anything with an elastic or drawstring waist under one category: loungewear. Fine for the sofa, fine for the beach, never fine for anywhere that expected me to look like I’d made an effort. That’s changed for me and honestly for most guys I know. Drawstring trousers for men now sit in the same conversation as tailored chinos pants, not sweatpants. The tension is still real though “Drawstring Trousers for Men Fix the Sweatpants Problem”