A fabric article having first and second parts (10, 11), the first and second parts being fastenable together by a fastener comprising: a plurality of pairs of fastening elements (4, 5, 6, 7), each pair comprising a male fastening element secured to one of the parts of the fabric article and a female fastening element secured to the other part of the fabric article, the male fastening element being insertable into the female fastening element to detachably engage the male and female fastening elements; wherein: the fastening elements are arranged in a pair of rows, a first row located on the first part of the fabric article and a second row located on the second part of the fabric article, each pair of fasteners having one fastening element located in the first row and the other fastening element in the second row; the male and female fastening elements of adjacent pairs of fastening elements are arranged in opposite orientations to one another so that in each row each male fastening element is separated from the other male fastening element in the row by at least one intervening female fastening element; and the male and female fastening elements of each pair of fastening elements are provided with matching identifying means and the identifying means of the fastening elements of adjacent pairs of fastening elements are different to each other whereby the fastening elements of the adjacent pairs can be distinguished from each other. a plurality of pairs of fastening elements (4, 5, 6, 7), each pair comprising a male fastening element secured to one of the parts of the fabric article and a female fastening element secured to the other part of the fabric article, the male fastening element being insertable into the female fastening element to detachably engage the male and female fastening elements; wherein: the fastening elements are arranged in a pair of rows, a first row located on the first part of the fabric article and a second row located on the second part of the fabric article, each pair of fasteners having one fastening element located in the first row and the other fastening element in the second row; the male and female fastening elements of adjacent pairs of fastening elements are arranged in opposite orientations to one another so that in each row each male fastening element is separated from the other male fastening element in the row by at least one intervening female fastening element; and the male and female fastening elements of each pair of fastening elements are provided with matching identifying means and the identifying means of the fastening elements of adjacent pairs of fastening elements are different to each other whereby the fastening elements of the adjacent pairs can be distinguished from each other. the fastening elements are arranged in a pair of rows, a first row located on the first part of the fabric article and a second row located on the second part of the fabric article, each pair of fasteners having one fastening element located in the first row and the other fastening element in the second row; the male and female fastening elements of adjacent pairs of fastening elements are arranged in opposite orientations to one another so that in each row each male fastening element is separated from the other male fastening element in the row by at least one intervening female fastening element; and the male and female fastening elements of each pair of fastening elements are provided with matching identifying means and the identifying means of the fastening elements of adjacent pairs of fastening elements are different to each other whereby the fastening elements of the adjacent pairs can be distinguished from each other.