THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING A CHASSIS, A PAIR OF OPPOSED ELASTIC SIDE PANELS ATTACHED TO THE CHASSIS, AND AT LEAST ONE FASTENING TAB ADHESIVELY ATTACHED TO EACH ELASTIC SIDE PANEL. THE AT LEAST ONE FASTENING TAB HAS A LENGTH (I) IN THE TRANSVERSE DIRECTION OF THE ARTICLE AND A WIDTH (W) IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF THE ARTICLE AND EACH ELASTIC SIDE PANEL IS EMBOSSED ON AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF, WHICH IS ADHESIVELY ATTACHED TO THE RESPECTIVE FASTENING TAB, TO FORM AT LEAST ONE EMBOSSED GROOVE EXTENDING ALONG AT LEAST 30%, PREFERABLY AT LEAST 40% AND MORE PREFERABLY AT LEAST 60% OF THE WIDTH (W) OF THE AT LEAST ONE FASTENING TAB.