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The following is an excerpt from a SB-2 SEC Filing, filed by ELUXURYHOUSE INC on 2/14/2007.

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BUSINESS

GENERAL

We operate an internet based retail business under the name imageofstyle.com. offering authentic designer merchandise at discount prices, including handbags, wallets, belts, watches, jewelry and other personal accessories. Orders are placed by customers on the internet and charged to a customer credit card, prior to shipping. We have operated our website since August 2005.

THE INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE

Internet usage and e-commerce has grown at a significant rate in recent years, exceeding many industry projections. Every day, more companies find new ways to provide products and services electronically. The internet is changing the way businesses do business, from the acquisition and servicing of customers, to the management of their relations with suppliers, revolutionizing our access to information and the way we communicate, shop and entertain ourselves. While the numbers are still small, when compared to our overall economy, they are growing rapidly and provide more evidence that electronic commerce will continue to be an engine for substantial economic growth.

The internet's development into a significant global medium for communication, content and commerce has led to substantial growth in online shopping and has provided companies with new opportunities to remove intermediaries from the traditional retail supply chain. According to U.S. Commerce Overview, 2004 to 1010, Forrester Research, Inc., online purchases by U.S. consumers are expected to continue to grow from approximately $145 billion in 2004 to approximately $316 billion by 2010. This increase can be attributed to factors such as growing awareness of the convenience of online shopping, an expanded range of products available online, improvements in security and electronic payment technology and increased access to broadband internet connections which facilitate online shopping.

Online commerce also offers a significant number or advantages to retailers, Managing and maintaining an online retailing website is generally less costly than operating multiple physical storefronts. Online retailers can efficiently market to a large and geographically diverse customer base while fulfilling sales from a single centralized location. Online retailers can also quickly react to changing consumer tastes and preferences by efficiently adjusting their featured selections, editorial content, shopping interfaces, and pricing and visual presentations. Online retailers can more easily compile demographic and behavioral data about their customers that increase opportunities for direct marketing and personalized services. These benefits must be evaluated, however, against a number of challenges to physically inspect, try or use the products and/or services being offered electronically to determine the products or services authenticity, and concerns about security and privacy.

ONLINE DISCOUNTED DESIGNER MERCHANDISE

While, as reported in an article entitled "Point, Click and Strut" in the December 15, 2005 edition of The New York Times, that, five years prior, the failure of online luxury shopping was so dramatic that it was easy to deny its potential, such article pointed out that a number of multi-brand luxury shopping sites survived, including sites that offer discounted designer merchandise such as Ashford and Yoox, and Net-a-Porter.com, all of which exist today. Such article cited a November 2005 research report by Internet research company Forrester, to the effect that people have overcome their initial skepticism about selling luxury goods online, and that in Europe alone, the retail climate was changing so rapidly that the percentage of online consumers for apparel and accessories had increased from 5 percent to 16 percent in the 18 months prior to such report to 40 million Europeans, with the number anticipated to increase to 73 million people in 2009 in Europe alone.

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TARGET MARKETS

Our target markets include men and women generally between the ages of approximately 18 and 40 who are comfortable shopping for and making purchases on the internet, who have disposable income for the purchase of authentic designer merchandise, including handbags, wallets, belts, watches and other personal accessories, and desire to purchase such merchandise at discounted prices compared to traditional retain establishments.

SALES, MARKETING AND GROWTH STRATEGY

Our sales, marketing and growth strategy is designed to establish the Company as a reliable source of discounted, authentic designer merchandise and drive shoppers to our website. Such strategy includes the updating of our website from time to time to foster continued user friendliness, and to add or change product line. For example, we have recently added various jewelry as additional available retail products.

We encourage users of our website to make inquiry of us if they desire a specific product from a particular manufacturer, including style and color. While we do not guarantee that we will be able to meet all requests, we are often able to assist users with their inquiry.

To encourage repeat customers, we offer a referral rewards program. If someone refers a customer to us, we provide such person with an additional 5% discount off of their next purchase from our website. On our order form, there is space available for the referred person to type in the referring person's e-mail address. When we receive the referred person's order, we then send an e-mail to the referring person advising that we have received such order, and provide the referring person an additional 5% savings on their next order with us.

SUPPLIERS; PAYMENT TERMS

We currently secure various authentic designer merchandise on a purchase order basis from various wholesale vendors with whom we have established relationships. We plan to maintain and foster such relationships and to establish and foster new relationships with additional wholesale vendors whom we plan to meet through word of mouth, trade shows, and through the internet. Payments are generally made to vendors by credit card and shipped per our request to customers who themselves have provided us their credit card information. In this way, we do not have to incur the expense of carrying inventory.

TECHNOLOGY

Our software is custom designed, which provides us with favorable search engine rankings frequently in a preferred location on a website search. We may from time to time further refine our search engine capabilities so as to possibly achieve even more favorable rankings.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

We provide customer service through our website via e-mail communication to sales@imageofstyle.com. Order fulfillment is accomplished through the efforts in in-house personnel and drop shipment from suppliers. All sales transactions are made on a secure basis to assure consumer confidence.

Due to market fluctuations and changes in vendor inventory, we do not guarantee a price once a product is ordered. Prices are subject to change without notice in order to assure the most cost-effective situation for the customer and our business. If prices do increase due to market changes, we will contact the buyer to advise them of this change and process their credit information only after such contact has been established.

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COMPETITION

Retail sales of various products and services continue to expand over the internet and as such, we experience substantial competition from numerous competitors, many of whom have substantially greater market presence, branding, financial and other resources than the Company. Competitors for personal accessory luxury items include many well known "brick and mortar" retailers who also maintain retail web sites, as well as well financed and established discounts web based retailers of personal accessory luxury items that we presently offer and sell. Accordingly, no assurances are given that we will successfully compete.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We own our domain name imageofstyle.com and rely on a combination of trade secret protections, and confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, as well as other contractual provisions to establish and protect our proprietary rights in intellectual property. Many of our competitors have proprietary intellectual property which has been patented, trademarked, service marked and copyrighted.

We plan to enter into non-disclosure and invention assignment agreements with our employees and outside consultants where appropriate. There can be no assurance, however, that any of such measures will protect us, that we will be able to prevent competitors from developing intellectual property or software with similar or superior functionality, or that third parties will not infringe upon or misappropriate our intellectual property rights. In any of such events, our business may be negatively affected. We believe, but cannot assure, that our intellectual property rights do not infringe on the proprietary rights of third parties. Litigation to pursue, as well as to defend against intellectual property infringement is expensive and time consuming with no assurances of a successful outcome.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

We are subject both directly and indirectly, to various laws and governmental regulation relating to our business operations. However, because the market for electronic commerce is relatively new and rapidly evolving, there are currently few laws or regulations directly applicable to commerce on the internet. Due to the increasing popularity and use of the internet and other commercial online services, it is possible that a number of laws and regulations may be adopted with respect to electronic commerce, covering issues such as privacy, pricing, content, copyrights, distribution and characteristics and quality of products and services. The adoption of certain of these laws or regulations may have the effect of decreasing the growth of electronic commerce or increasing the cost of doing business on the internet. Also, the applicability to the internet and other commercial online services of existing laws in various jurisdictions governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy is uncertain and may take years to resolve. Any new legislation or regulation, or the application of existing laws or regulations to the internet and other commercial online services could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We are subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the internet and e-commerce. Existing and future laws and regulations may impede the growth of the internet or other online services. These regulations and laws may cover taxation, restrictions on imports and exports, customs, tariffs, user privacy, data protection, pricing, content copyrights, distribution, electronic contacts, and other communications, consumer protection, the provision of online payment services, broadband residential internet access and the characteristics and quality of products and services. It is not clear how existing laws, governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel, and personal privacy apply to the internet and e-commerce. Unfavorable resolution of these issues may substantially harm our business and results of operations.

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EMPLOYEES, STAFFING PLANS; CONSULTANTS

Our current sole officer, director and employee is Howard N. Kahn, who serves as Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer.

To the extent we experience growth, we may also seek to retain the services of one or more additional sales and marketing personnel on a part or full time basis from working capital from operations.

IMPACT OF INFLATION

We do not generally expect inflation to have a material impact upon our operating results in the future. To the extent we experience cost increases and are not able to increase our price to clients to offset the costs, such cost increases will have to be recovered through operating efficiencies and improved gross profit margins. There can be no assurances that our business will not be so affected by inflation or that it will be able to absorb cost increases through operating efficiencies or through price adjustments to customers and remain competitive. In such event, our operating results may be adversely impacted.

FLUCTUATION IN QUARTERLY RESULTS

Our business is generally subject to fluctuations in quarterly results, as is customary in the retail business, and particularly within the apparel and personal accessory retail sale industry.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we may be subject to lawsuits and claims, which may arise out of our operations and are incidental to our business. We are not subject to any current lawsuits or claims.

FACILITIES

Our Chief Executive Officer/President provides our executive office to the Company on a rent free basis.

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PLAN OF OPERATIONS

Our plan of operations during the next twelve months entails the continued pursuit of our current business model and the continued operation of our website.

We currently believe that we can satisfy our cash requirements as to our current operations for approximately the next twelve months with current cash on hand, and that we will not need to raise any additional funds during such time period unless we decide to accelerate or expand our operational plans utilizing cash other than revenues from operations.

We do not anticipate doing any product research and development during the next twelve month period or purchasing any significant plant or equipment during such time. We also do not expect any significant changes in the number of our employees.

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