However the designer Stephen Burrows also noted "[Luna] was ahead of the Black model thing. There weren't too many around [in the US in the 1960s]" when commenting on Lunas' extravagant outlook and attitude towards her own career opportunities.
Stephen Burrows remarked that Luna's bold personality and aspirations for her career were more progressive than those of the Black model, which was relatively rare in the US during the 1960s.