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Gaiters, says right there. Green part goes around your leg/top of your boot, the black part fastens under the boot heel.
I suspect the "fab to be drab" part refers to fashion trends like GORPcore and normcore, where "boring" or outdoorsy clothing is worn as a fashion statement.