Lin loves old things, and finds everything from ancient paintings in museums to flea-market antiques inspiring. His approach is much like that of Western designers who find inspiration in sexy Renaissance corsets and farthingales. "You can transform traditional elements to create new fashions," explains Lin. "But you have to spend some time digesting and processing the ideas; you can't just quote directly."
喜歡老舊東西的他，無論是美術館裡的古玩畫作、或是跳蚤市場中的陳年舊物，都能成為他的靈感來源；就像西方設計師迄今仍常用文藝復興時期的性感馬甲或大蓬裙來設計一樣，「傳統元素經過轉化，可以變成新流行，但前提是消化、醞釀的過程要花很多時間，不能生硬地套用。」