A wearable article (20) comprises a main body (38) and a ring-like elastic belt (40) comprising a front belt (84) and a back belt (86), the entirety of the length of the belt side edge(89) of the front belt (84) is seamed with a certain length of the belt side edge (89) of the back belt (86) to define a seam length LS, the front and back belts (84, 86) each divided into 4 zones extending in the transverse direction and defined by its location from the distal edge to the proximal edge relative to the percentage of the seam length LS wherein; 0-25% is the waist zone (102), 25-50 %is the distal tummy zone(104), 50-85%is the proximal tummy zone (106), and 85-100% is the leg zone(108); wherein the tensile stress of the front leg zone (108) is no more than 50%of the tensile stress of the front proximal tummy zone (106), and the tensile stress of the back leg zone (108) is no more than 100% of the tensile stress of the back proximal tummy zone (106).