The present invention is an article to be worn on the lower torso of a wearer, such as pants or diapers. The article exhibits snug fit on a wearer through a particular cooperative arrangement of the side panels and the centre strip. It may further exhibit a particular bulging such as in the hip region of the wearer, and/or may comprise hoops such as for encircling the legs of a wearer. The present invention relates further to a simple manufacturing process for such articles. In a particular variant of the process, "multilane" manufacturing may be employed also to larger size article. In another particular variant, side margins of parts of the article can be connected without connecting these to further underlying parts.
