other such that the loops 14 16 of the links 12 engage in each other or overlap providing the space for receiving the elongated fastener 18 said fastener can then be inserted again into this space in order in this manner to create again the closed endless configuration of the clothing in this state the two previously separated regions 30 32 of the coating 20 again lie directly opposite each other and possibly touch each other this means that in spite of the cut through the coating 20 there is a practically uninterrupted coating pattern of the coating 20 in the working state of the clothing thus manufactured to intensify this effect further the coating 20 can also be joined again in its directly adjacent regions 30 32 after the clothing is incorporated into a machine for producing web material and the end regions 26 28 are rejoined this can take place for example by gluing or in particular when using thermoplastic materials by melting or ultrasonic welding there then exists a completely closed structure of both the fabric like substrate 12 and the coating 20 from the above description it is clear that with the inventive approach and the inventive clothing it is possible to provide a coating with any pattern and of course a pattern made of any material as already mentioned it is advantageous to user elastomer material or polymer material which can have optionally hydrophobic properties hydrophilic properties or locally varying hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties and should withstand preferably temperatures of at least up to 250 u00b0 c with an alternative approach for incorporating a clothing with a coating 20 constructed on a fabric like substrate 10 into a machine for producing web material it is possible.