A wearing article (1) has a mechanical fastener for connecting a front waist region (2) and a rear waist region (3) to each other. The mechanical fastener has a hook element and a loop element, and the loop element is formed of a nonwoven fabric forming an exterior layer (42) of the wearing article (1). The nonwoven fabric has non-weld regions (55) each surrounded by a pair of first weld lines (51) and a pair of second weld lines (52) wherein at least a portion of a third weld portion (53a) is present in the non-weld region (55).
