Says Mr. Lu animatedly, "The essence of Chinese fashion is not just the high collar of the ch'i-p'ao or the combination of red and green. To find this essence will also require the contributions of the intellectual and artistic communities here. China has a long tradition and comprises one fifth of the world's population. Isn't it embarrassing if we don't have our own unique images?"
「中國服裝的精神絕不只是『旗袍領』、『紅綠配』；要找這精神也不是設計師獨力能做的，還希望文化界、藝術界共同參與」，呂芳智頗有感慨地表示：「中國有深遠的文化，華人人數佔全世界五分之一，如果中國人再沒有自己的形象出現，不是很丟臉嗎？」