A wearing article (1) has a pair of side panels (31a, 31b). The side panels (31a, 31b) are formed with elastic regions (33a, 33b) adapted to be elongated and contracted in a transverse direction (B). The side panels (31a, 31b) having fasteners (41a, 41b) used to connect a front waist region (7) and a rear waist region (8) to each other and a hook element (45) attached to the fasteners (41a, 41b) are engaged with the elastic regions (33a, 33b) in a peelable manner.