Shaped fastening members and absorbent articles having the same

An absorbent article comprising

• a chassis comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet;
• a first and a second opposing longitudinal side edges;
• a front waist region having a front waist edge and a back waist region having a back waist edge;
• a fastening member extending in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction in the back waist region, the fastening member comprising:
• a base panel,
• a closure member extending laterally from the base panel, the closure member comprising a closure member upper edge and a closure member lower edge, and
• a fastening element disposed on the closure member,
• wherein the closure member upper edge comprises a concave portion,
• wherein the closure member lower edge comprises a convex portion, and
• wherein the closure member extends upwardly laterally,
• wherein the fastening member is disposed in such a way that the closure member lower edge is located below the closure member upper edge with respect to the back waist edge, and
• wherein the closure member upper edge comprises a concave portion along the entire fastening element upper edge, and the closure member lower edge comprises a convex portion along the entire fastening element lower edge.