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Brooklyn Beckham has taken the plunge and gone blond, showing off his new bleach job on—where else?!—Instagram (and not the true Cool Teen™ social-media hangout spot: Snapchat). He follows in the footsteps of Zac Efron, Justin Bieber, Zayn Malik, elder statesman Brad Pitt, the most famous athlete in the world, and our very own Jake Woolf.

But, of course, there was a man who preceded them all. Let's not forget our tonsorial history, everyone, way back when, in a time before Facebook, Twitter, and Pokémon Go, there was a soccer player named David Beckham. Oh, yeah, he's still around and still killing it and happens to be so cool that he lands himself GQ covers, nbd.

Back in 1997, before Brooklyn Beckham was even born, his dad bleached his hair, which back then was front-page-worthy news. Wife Victoria Beckham helped him test the waters by giving him streaks, which is one of those things that only looks cool if you're David Beckham. This started a long, back-and-forth relationship with the bleach bottle, and if you think we're exaggerating, you should read every last word of this written history of Beckham's glorious locks, which, incidentally, really should be adapted into a film.

Anyway, Brooklyn's new locks are long and, come to think of it, actually kinda streaky, much like dear old Dad's. Seeing as Brooklyn is already on the tail of his dad's style moves, we guess it was only a matter of time before the heir followed suit.

Up Next: David Beckham Describes What Movie Night Is Like with Him and His FamilyMax Berlinger is a freelance writer who's based in Brooklyn, NY. He has written for the New York Times, GQ, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Departures, Robb Report, Town & Country, and many other publications. He's interested in the way fashion and culture overlap. He's probably killing time on Twitter right... Read moreXInstagramRelated Stories for GQDavid BeckhamBrooklyn BeckhamGroomingHair