Canada 'owns the man-bun,' says world-famous man-bun model

ModelTaylor David, who goes by Jack Greystone, says Canada has been rocking the man-bun since 2004 and asone ofthe world's most-recognizable faces associated with the'do, he should know.

Featured on more Buzzfeedlisticles, Pinterest boards andfawningTumblr blogsfor his hair (among other things) than we can count, it's virtually impossible to run a Google Images search on the term "man-bun" without seeing Greystone's photos. Lots of them, everywhere.

It's both a blessing and a curse for the Toronto-dwelling model, as he explains in a hilarious, now-viralspoof short on Youtubecalled 'LOVE, MAN BUN.'

The video, directed by Natalie Rae Robison, reveals a famous man-bun model's struggle behind his maintaining beautiful hair. In it, Greystone explains how the hairstyle is more like a lifestyle.

Outside of the parody spot,Greystoneisn't truly aslave to his bun as evidenced by the amount of photos in which his hair is down onInstagram(where hisnearly 200,000 followers freak out over every post.)

Still, he's got plenty to say about the polarizing hairstyle, which according to Greystone, originated in Montreal.

"We own the man-bun," he tells CBC News. "The French Canadians started it from there."

Fashionbloggerswho'vetried to tie downthe originsofthe man-bun may disagree, but as an actual man-bun icon,Greystone has a unique perspective on the trend.

Born in Windsor, Ont., the model hascreated a strong social brand and following for himselfby topping lists that praise the look, at least in part.

He's also been donning the hairstyle since the '90s, when the style was "just to keep it in a low ponytail."

It was during a visit toMontreal one summer over a decade agowhere he started to see the the modernman-bun emergeas the new norm.

Man-bunnaysayershave called the hairstyle the "mullet of this generation," among other things. To an extent,Greystonesays he agrees.

"You know the tiny little ones on the top that are not even anything and they're wrapped around a thousand times with an elastic? You know those littletop knots?" he says."If youhavea man-bun because you forced it ...that has to go," he says.

But if it's a functional bun in that it serves thepurpose of holding back hair long enough to be held, the fad will be more than just a passing trend.

"It thenhas genuine longevity in style,"Greystonesays.

While the hairdo still has its critics,Greystone predicts thatthe man-bun is here to stay.

He says he doesn't see himself cutting his locks anytime soon and will be sticking to what he says is his hair-care regime: a yearly trip to theCaribbeanfor its salt water and fresh fruit.