Is Tony Little's Ponytail A Fake?

Factual Questions
1

This is a USA question for those who have cable.
You know, Tony Little’s Gazelle Edge Trainer.

I get the distinct impression that ponytail is a fake.

Yes? No?
Yeah, yeah, this thread is not the most earth-shattering thread in GQ. But, come on! Enquiring minds want to know!

2

I vote “real”, since in this photo, it looks too messy to be fake. One feels that a fake would have been tidier.

http://beckysingleton.com/IMAGES/tony%20little.jpg