Disclosed is material saving clothing including a repeatedly usable general-purpose holding and looping member (A) for replacement with a full-pad type or a partial-pad type absorbent article and an absorbent article (1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7). The holding and looping member (A) has a rear waist portion (A1) that is provided with a rear opening (A5) and a rear clamp section (A6) and a front portion (A3) that is provided with a front opening (A11) and a front clamping section (A12). The front portion (A3) is provided, on a lower portion of each of left and right sides thereof, with a side clamp section (A31) and anti-skidding glue (A10). The absorbent article (1, 2, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7,) is provided, above a rear end (10a, 30a) thereof, with left and right rear pulling sections (14, 24, 34, 44,) positionable into a rear opening (A5) and clamped (from opposite sides) by a rear clamp section (A6) and a front pulling section (16, 26, 36, 46) provided above a front end to be pulled through a front opening (A11) for clamping by a front clamping section (A12).
