[Serious] What do you call the type of product whose form imitates function?

This has been on my mind for a while. There's a huge trend these days of producing cheap products that emulate more valuable products. I need a name for these things.

Some examples:

• Clothes with fake pockets

• Products made with white metal

• Ikea-class furniture; looks expensive, but only lasts a year before showing serious signs of use (particle board with laminate surface)

• Cheap plastic vehicle components that are made to look like carbon fiber

Comparison words:

Knockoff: Products, often of inferior quality, made or sold under another's brand name without the brand owner’s authorization. (I.e. a cheap product made to look like a specific expensive product.)

Skeuomorph: A derivative object that retains ornamental design cues from structures that were necessary in the original. (I.e. the new version imitates the look of the old version).

The word I'm looking for applies to original products, so knockoff and skeuomorph don't fit.

Any ideas?

While we're at it, what are your thoughts on these "hollow" products?

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