Sharing his views on designing costumes in an Oriental style, Yip has written: "In ancient times, China was a center of high style, with its fashions reflecting its imperial power," but because of cultural transmission and absurd mistakes in historical discourse, the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty are often taken to be the same as those of traditional Japan.
「中國古代，史稱『衣冠王國』，」由於文化傳承、歷史論述的謬誤，中國的唐代美學卻常被誤以為是日本的。