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fauxthenticity 

The conscientious, studied, and contrived attempt to appear authentic, graceful, and natural.
Clementine was full of fauxthenticity the other day, after hitting Urban Outfitters and American Apparel in one afternoon -- it costs a lot of money to look so poor!
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fauxthentic 

(adj)Fake, but trying hard to appear real.
When a politician tries to be just a regular gal, she's being fauxthentic.

Pleather is fauxthentic.
fauxthentic by T Orez January 25, 2007

fauthentic 

the quality of something or somebody made to falsely appear as if it/they were genuine, real, authentic.
Epcot and Paris-Las Vegas are big examples, but a coffee table that has been 'aged' is fauthentic, too.
fauthentic by DWJensen December 21, 2010