A disposable absorbent article comprising a chassis having: - opposing front and rear waist portions , - a crotch portion extending longitudinally between the front and rear waist portions , - a body facing surface configured to face a wearer during use of the article , - an outer surface configured to face away from a wearer during use of the article , - a first closure member and a second closure member each closure member having a first end , a second end , and a width extending between the first and second ends, each of the closure members comprising an elastic panel and a plurality of fastener portions coupled to and spaced along a portion of the width of the closure member , characterized in that : - the first end of each closure member is bonded to the rear waist portion of the chassis , and the second end of each closure member is configured to overlap and be releasably coupled to the front waist portion to define a closed configuration in which: - the front and rear waist portions cooperate with the closure members to encircle and define a waist opening, - a left side of the chassis defines a first leg opening , and - a right side of the chassis defines a second leg opening , the plurality of fastener portions of the first closure member are configured to overlap the front waist portion with the fastener portions of the first closure member releasably engaged with the front waist portion , and the plurality of fastener portions of the second closure member are configured to overlap the first closure member with the fastener portions of the second closure member releasably engaged with the outer surface of the fastener portions of the first closure member . - opposing front and rear waist portions , - a crotch portion extending longitudinally between the front and rear waist portions , - a body facing surface configured to face a wearer during use of the article , - an outer surface configured to face away from a wearer during use of the article , - a first closure member and a second closure member each closure member having a first end , a second end , and a width extending between the first and second ends, each of the closure members comprising an elastic panel and a plurality of fastener portions coupled to and spaced along a portion of the width of the closure member , - the first end of each closure member is bonded to the rear waist portion of the chassis , and the second end of each closure member is configured to overlap and be releasably coupled to the front waist portion to define a closed configuration in which: - the front and rear waist portions cooperate with the closure members to encircle and define a waist opening, - a left side of the chassis defines a first leg opening , and - a right side of the chassis defines a second leg opening , the plurality of fastener portions of the first closure member are configured to overlap the front waist portion with the fastener portions of the first closure member releasably engaged with the front waist portion , and the plurality of fastener portions of the second closure member are configured to overlap the first closure member with the fastener portions of the second closure member releasably engaged with the outer surface of the fastener portions of the first closure member . the plurality of fastener portions of the first closure member are configured to overlap the front waist portion with the fastener portions of the first closure member releasably engaged with the front waist portion , and the plurality of fastener portions of the second closure member are configured to overlap the first closure member with the fastener portions of the second closure member releasably engaged with the outer surface of the fastener portions of the first closure member . <EOS>