They create 'low-rent' [='cheap, inexpensive'] versions of current fashions.
a 'low-rent' movie
a 'low-rent' thug
(..) Yes, sir. Yeah, I know, but-- Yeah. Yes, sir. Yeah. I got it. The DVD players were purchased legally. All we've got are a couple of low-rent weapons charges... ...and some outstanding speeding tickets. - So, they're out. - Yeah. Father bailed them out. Is this the kind of intelligence (..)2001 The Fast and the Furious