Some attribute The King's popularity to nostalgia, but Lin says there is more to it than that: more important to the bags 'long-lasting success is the fact that they are well made and very useful.
有人會以「懷舊風」來解釋帆布書包的流行，林芳洲卻認為，「懷舊」只是一部分的原因，重點還是「產品牢固實用」，那才是書包歷久不衰的關鍵。