Abstract: A fire-retardant garment that combines a new fastener with improved fastener placement to prevent exposure of a wearer's skin or clothes to the fastener itself without some of the disadvantages of the prior art is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the fire-retardant garment has improved fasteners and improved placement of the fasteners. The fire-retardant garment comprises improved fasteners that combine both the fastener and the length adjuster in order to prevent the metal or other material from the length adjuster from coming into contact with a wearer's skin or clothes. Furthermore, the placement of the fastener and the fastening point lower on the garment has the benefit of keeping metal parts or other dangerous parts away from the wearer's skin or clothes.