She owns over 200 pairs of sunglasses – not because she is vain or spoiled but because she needs them for research. The socialite designs sunglasses as part of her House of Harlow 1960 accessories line and owns every pair of glasses she has ever designed. She claims her sunglasses collection grew out of hand because of research-shopping. Richie also likened sunglasses to fun masks that accessorize one’s face adding that she uses them to hide the fact that she does not wear make-up.