/* Santa Doug — "Christmas Eve, after dark".
   Direction, palette and signature element are in DESIGN-BRIEF.md.
   Dark luxury: midnight fir base, antique gold hairlines, candle-amber glow.
   Contrast on --fir base: snow 14.8, gold 6.2, amber 8.1. Oxblood is a
   surface colour only, never type on dark. */

@font-face { font-family: 'Prata'; src: url('../fonts/Prata-400.woff2') format('woff2'); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: 'Jost';  src: url('../fonts/Jost-var.woff2')  format('woff2'); font-weight: 300 600; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }

:root {
  --fir: #0C1410;          /* midnight fir, page base */
  --fir-2: #142019;        /* module panel */
  --fir-3: #1B2A21;        /* raised panel / hover */
  --snow: #F2EDE4;         /* type */
  --snow-soft: #BFC8C0;    /* secondary type */
  --gold: #C8A24A;         /* hairlines, numerals, small caps */
  --gold-soft: #E0C487;
  --amber: #E8A33D;        /* the glow, light only */
  --oxblood: #8E1C22;      /* Doug's deep red, surfaces and buttons */
  --oxblood-deep: #6E1218;
  --rule: rgba(200, 162, 74, .26);

  --display: 'Prata', Georgia, serif;
  --body: 'Jost', system-ui, sans-serif;

  --step--1: 0.84rem;
  --step-0: 1.0625rem;     /* 17px body */
  --step-1: 1.33rem;
  --step-2: 1.66rem;
  --step-3: 2.07rem;
  --step-4: 2.59rem;
  --step-5: 3.24rem;
  --wrap: 1180px;

  /* legacy names still referenced further down, remapped onto the night palette */
  --paper: var(--fir);       /* NOTE: dark. Never use as a text colour. */
  --paper-2: var(--fir-2);
  --paper-3: var(--fir-3);
  --ink: var(--snow);        /* NOTE: light. Never use as a background. */
  --ink-soft: var(--snow-soft);
  --holly: var(--gold-soft);
  --holly-deep: var(--oxblood);
  --gold-dark: var(--gold);
  --frost: #8FB0C2;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background-color: var(--fir);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(900px 520px at 78% 8%, rgba(232,163,61,.14), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(700px 460px at 8% 42%, rgba(74,98,114,.10), transparent 60%),
    image-set(url('../img/night.webp') type('image/webp'));
  background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat, no-repeat;
  background-size: auto, auto, cover;
  background-position: center top, center top, center top;
  background-attachment: scroll, scroll, fixed;
  color: var(--snow);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
/* The night photo is the backdrop; everything below the fold sits on fir so
   text never fights the image. */
body::before {
  content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12,20,16,.30) 0%, rgba(12,20,16,.72) 55%, var(--fir) 88%);
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: var(--holly); text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
a:hover { color: var(--holly-deep); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
.wrap { max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }

/* small caps label used everywhere */
.label {
  font-family: var(--body); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--frost);
}
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.05; margin: 0; letter-spacing: -.005em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, var(--step-5)); }
h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
p { margin: 0 0 1em; }

/* engraved ornamental rule between sections */
.rule { display: block; width: min(420px, 70%); margin: 0 auto; opacity: .85; }

section { padding: 96px 0; position: relative; }
.section-head { text-align: center; max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto 56px; }
.section-head .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.section-head p { margin: 18px auto 0; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 600px; }

/* ---------- 1. ribbon ---------- */
.ribbon {
  background: var(--holly); color: var(--paper);
  font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.ribbon .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px; min-height: 44px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; }
.ribbon b { font-weight: 600; }
.countdown { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; font-family: var(--body); }
.countdown .cd-lead { font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .82; }
.countdown .cd-unit { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 5px; }
.countdown .cd-unit b { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 400; color: #F2D9A0; }
.countdown .cd-unit i { font-style: normal; font-size: .76rem; opacity: .9; }

/* ---------- 2. masthead ---------- */
.masthead { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.masthead .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 84px; gap: 24px; }
.wordmark { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.95rem; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; line-height: 1; }
.wordmark span { font-style: italic; color: var(--holly); }
.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; }
.nav a {
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--holly); color: var(--holly); }
.nav .nav-book { background: var(--holly); color: var(--paper); padding: 11px 20px; border: 0; }
.nav .nav-book:hover { background: var(--holly-deep); color: var(--paper); }

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--body); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--holly); color: var(--paper); padding: 17px 30px; border: 0; border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(242, 217, 160, .35), inset 0 0 0 4px var(--holly), inset 0 0 0 5px rgba(242, 217, 160, .28);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--holly-deep); color: var(--paper); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(242,217,160,.55), inset 0 0 0 4px var(--holly-deep), inset 0 0 0 5px rgba(242,217,160,.45); }

/* ---------- 3. hero ---------- */
.hero { padding: 72px 0 104px; overflow: hidden; }
.hero .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.05fr; gap: 64px; align-items: center; }
.hero-copy .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(4.4rem, 9.4vw, 8.4rem); line-height: .86; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.hero .tag { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem); color: var(--holly); margin: 0 0 28px; line-height: 1.2; }
.hero .lede { font-size: 1.12rem; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 470px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.hero-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 26px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-cta .phone { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.45rem; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); }
.hero-cta .phone:hover { color: var(--holly); }
.hero-facts { display: flex; gap: 30px; margin-top: 44px; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-facts div { font-size: .86rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.hero-facts b { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.55rem; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.1; }

/* ornate engraved frame */
.frame {
  position: relative; padding: 16px; background: var(--paper-2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(58, 36, 28, .45);
  outline: 1px solid rgba(58, 36, 28, .22); outline-offset: 7px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.6) inset, 0 22px 40px -28px rgba(58, 36, 28, .55);
}
.frame img { width: 100%; border: 1px solid rgba(58, 36, 28, .3); }
.frame .corner { position: absolute; width: 74px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2; border: 0; }
.frame .corner.tl { top: -22px; left: -22px; }
.frame .corner.tr { top: -22px; right: -22px; transform: scaleX(-1); }
.frame .corner.bl { bottom: -22px; left: -22px; transform: scaleY(-1); }
.frame .corner.br { bottom: -22px; right: -22px; transform: scale(-1, -1); }
.hero-art { position: relative; justify-self: end; width: 100%; max-width: 520px; }
.hero-art .frame img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 22%; }
.seal {
  position: absolute; width: 168px; left: -62px; bottom: -48px; z-index: 3;
  transform: rotate(-9deg); filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 14px rgba(58, 36, 28, .38));
}

/* ---------- 4. the letter ---------- */
.letter-wrap { background: var(--paper-2); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.letter {
  max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; background: var(--paper);
  padding: 64px 72px 60px; position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(58,36,28,.12), 0 30px 50px -34px rgba(58, 36, 28, .5);
  transform: rotate(-.4deg);
}
.letter .holly { position: absolute; width: 96px; top: -34px; right: 34px; transform: rotate(14deg); }
.letter .salutation { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: var(--step-3); color: var(--holly); margin-bottom: 26px; }
.letter p { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.36rem; line-height: 1.62; color: var(--ink); }
.letter p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display); float: left; font-size: 4.6rem; line-height: .82;
  padding: 8px 12px 0 0; color: var(--holly);
}
.letter .sign { margin-top: 30px; text-align: right; }
.letter .sign span { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 2.1rem; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.1; }
.letter .sign small { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--frost); }

/* ---------- 5. THE NICE BOOK (signature) ---------- */
.ledger {
  max-width: 920px; margin: 0 auto; background: var(--fir-2); position: relative;
  padding: 26px 48px 40px 112px;
  /* ruled lines every 52px, like a real account book */
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 51px, rgba(200,162,74,.18) 51px, rgba(200,162,74,.18) 52px);
  background-size: 100% 52px; background-position: 0 26px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(58, 36, 28, .28);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 50px -36px rgba(58, 36, 28, .6), 6px 6px 0 -1px var(--paper-3), 6px 6px 0 0 rgba(58,36,28,.18);
}
/* the double margin line, in holly, down the left of the page */
.ledger::before, .ledger::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 1px; background: rgba(122, 30, 34, .55); }
.ledger::before { left: 86px; } .ledger::after { left: 90px; }
.ledger-title {
  font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--gold-dark);
  height: 52px; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; padding-bottom: 8px;
}
.ledger ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; counter-reset: entry; }
.ledger li {
  counter-increment: entry; position: relative; height: 52px;
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 12px; padding-bottom: 9px;
}
.ledger li::before {
  content: 'No. ' counter(entry); position: absolute; left: -118px; width: 78px; text-align: right;
  font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.02rem; color: var(--holly); bottom: 9px;
}
.ledger .entry { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.45rem; color: var(--ink); white-space: nowrap; }
.ledger .leader { flex: 1; border-bottom: 2px dotted rgba(58, 36, 28, .32); margin-bottom: 8px; min-width: 24px; }
.ledger .note { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); white-space: nowrap; }


/* ---------- 6. before I arrive ---------- */
.prep .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
.prep-art { text-align: center; }
.prep-art img { width: min(300px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; }
.prep-art .label { display: block; margin-top: 22px; }
.prep h2 { margin-bottom: 34px; }
.steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.steps li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr; gap: 20px; padding: 26px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.steps li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.steps .num { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 3.1rem; line-height: .9; color: var(--gold); }
.steps h3 { font-size: 1.62rem; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.steps p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* ---------- 7. the bag ---------- */
.bag { background: var(--fir-2); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.bag .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr); gap: 40px; align-items: start; max-width: 760px; }
.bag-art img { width: min(460px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; }
.bag h2 { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.bag .intro { color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 30px; }
.inventory { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.inventory li { padding: 22px 0 22px 30px; border-top: 1px dashed rgba(58, 36, 28, .3); position: relative; }
.inventory li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 4px; top: 33px; width: 9px; height: 9px; transform: rotate(45deg); background: var(--holly); }
.inventory b { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.inventory span { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .98rem; }

/* ---------- 8. three suits ---------- */
.suits-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 54px; align-items: start; }
.suit:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 84px; }      /* staggered, not an equal card row */
.suit .frame img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; object-fit: cover; }
.suit figcaption { margin-top: 30px; text-align: center; }
.suit figcaption b { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.75rem; }
.suit figcaption span { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* ---------- 9. pull quote ---------- */
.quote { background: var(--oxblood-deep); color: var(--snow); padding: 110px 0; text-align: center; overflow: hidden; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.quote blockquote { margin: 0 auto; max-width: 900px; position: relative; }
.quote blockquote::before {
  content: '\201C'; position: absolute; top: -.46em; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12rem; line-height: 1; color: rgba(242, 217, 160, .22);
}
.quote p { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.75rem); line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; position: relative; }
.quote cite { display: block; margin-top: 30px; font-style: normal; font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #F2D9A0; }

/* ---------- 10. questions children ask ---------- */
.qa { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; }
.qa-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.25fr; gap: 50px; padding: 44px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.qa-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.qa-item .q { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.95rem; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--holly); }
.qa-item .q small { display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; font-family: var(--body); font-style: normal; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--frost); }
.qa-item .a p { color: var(--ink); }
.qa-item .a p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ---------- 11. rates (ledger price card) ---------- */
.rates .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: 70px; align-items: start; }
.price-card { padding-left: 104px; padding-right: 40px; }
.price-card .ledger-title { justify-content: flex-start; }
.price-card .entry { font-size: 1.35rem; }
.price-card .price { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.85rem; color: var(--holly); white-space: nowrap; line-height: 1; }
.price-card li::before { content: none; }
.price-card li.sub { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--gold-dark); }
.price-card .fine { font-size: .86rem; color: var(--ink-soft); padding-top: 16px; line-height: 52px; height: 52px; margin: 0; }
.season h3 { font-size: 1.95rem; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.season p { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.season dl { margin: 28px 0 0; }
.season dt { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--frost); font-weight: 600; margin-top: 20px; }
.season dd { margin: 4px 0 0; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.3; }

/* ---------- 12. a note to parents ---------- */
.note-wrap { background: var(--paper-2); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.notes { max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; list-style: none; padding: 0; counter-reset: n; }
.notes li { counter-increment: n; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr; gap: 22px; padding: 24px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); align-items: baseline; }
.notes li::before { content: counter(n, upper-roman) '.'; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 2rem; color: var(--holly); text-align: right; }
.notes li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.notes b { font-weight: 600; }

/* ---------- 13. book ---------- */
.book .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; gap: 74px; align-items: start; }
.book-aside h2 { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.book-aside p { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.direct { margin-top: 34px; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.direct a { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.7rem; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5; }
.direct a:hover { color: var(--holly); }
.direct small { display: block; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--frost); margin-top: 16px; }
.form { background: var(--fir-2); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 44px; box-shadow: 0 36px 70px -40px rgba(0,0,0,.9), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(224,196,135,.10); }
.form .row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; }
.form label { display: block; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 8px; }
.form .field { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.form input, .form select, .form textarea {
  width: 100%; font-family: var(--body); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--snow);
  background: transparent; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200,162,74,.38);
  padding: 8px 2px 10px; border-radius: 0; outline: none;
}
.form textarea { min-height: 96px; resize: vertical; border: 1px solid rgba(200,162,74,.30); padding: 12px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.04); }
.form input:focus, .form select:focus, .form textarea:focus { border-color: var(--gold-soft); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 var(--gold-soft); }
.form .btn { width: 100%; margin-top: 8px; }
.form .formnote { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--ink-soft); text-align: center; margin: 16px 0 0; }

/* ---------- 14. footer ---------- */
.footer { background: #070C09; color: var(--snow); padding: 80px 0 40px; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.footer .sleigh { width: 230px; margin: 0 auto 28px; opacity: .9; }
.footer .wordmark { color: var(--snow); font-size: 2.6rem; }
.footer .wordmark span { color: #F2D9A0; }
.footer .foot-tag { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--gold-soft); margin: 10px 0 30px; }
.footer .foot-links { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 36px; flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: .95rem; }
.footer .foot-links a { color: var(--snow); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200,162,74,.55); }
.footer .foot-links a:hover { border-bottom-color: #F2D9A0; }
.footer .small { margin-top: 46px; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(200,162,74,.22); font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(242,237,228,.78); }

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .nav a:not(.nav-book) { display: none; }
  .hero .wrap, .prep .wrap, .bag .wrap, .rates .wrap, .book .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
  .hero-art { justify-self: center; max-width: 440px; }
  .seal { width: 128px; left: -26px; bottom: -36px; }
  .suits-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 64px; max-width: 420px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .suit:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 0; }
  .qa-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .prep-art img { width: 220px; }
  .bag-art { order: 2; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  section { padding: 72px 0; }
  .wrap { padding: 0 20px; }
  .ribbon .wrap { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
  .hero { padding: 44px 0 80px; }
  .seal { width: 112px; left: -6px; bottom: -34px; }
  .hero-facts { gap: 22px; }
  .letter { padding: 48px 26px 40px; transform: none; }
  .letter p { font-size: 1.2rem; }
  .ledger { padding: 20px 18px 34px 64px; }
  .ledger::before { left: 46px; } .ledger::after { left: 50px; }
  .ledger li::before { left: -76px; width: 48px; font-size: .8rem; }
  .ledger .entry { font-size: 1.16rem; white-space: normal; line-height: 1.1; }
  .ledger .note, .ledger .leader { display: none; }
  
  .price-card { padding-left: 64px; padding-right: 18px; }
  .price-card .leader { display: block; }
  .price-card .fine { line-height: 1.5; height: auto; padding: 14px 0 0; }
  .form { padding: 28px 22px; }
  .form .row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .notes li { grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .notes li::before { font-size: 1.5rem; }
  .quote { padding: 80px 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }


/* ---------------------------------------------------------------
   SIGNATURE: "the glow"
   Every module is a dark panel with warm light pooling behind it and
   a single antique-gold hairline, like a lit window seen from the snow.
   --------------------------------------------------------------- */
.letter-wrap,
.ledger,
.panel {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 2px;
  background-color: var(--fir-2);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% -10%, rgba(232,163,61,.13), transparent 60%),
    image-set(url('../img/velvet.webp') type('image/webp'));
  background-size: auto, 340px 340px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
  background-blend-mode: normal, soft-light;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(12,20,16,.6),
    0 36px 80px -40px rgba(0,0,0,.9),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(224,196,135,.10);
}
/* the light bloom spilling out from behind the panel */
.letter-wrap::after,
.ledger::after,
.panel::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 12%; right: 12%; top: -1px; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-soft), transparent);
  opacity: .55; pointer-events: none;
}

.letter-wrap { background-attachment: scroll; padding: 10px; }
.letter { background: transparent; border: 0; }
.letter p { color: var(--snow); }
.letter .salutation { color: var(--gold-soft); }
.letter p:first-of-type::first-letter { color: var(--gold); }
.letter .sign span { color: var(--snow); }

.ledger { padding-top: 8px; }
.ledger-row { border-color: rgba(200,162,74,.16) !important; }

/* Gold hairline divider replaces the engraved holly/rule ornaments */
.divider {
  display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 420px; margin: 56px auto; height: 9px;
  border: 0; position: relative;
}
.divider::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 4px; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent); opacity: .5;
}
.divider::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; width: 9px; height: 9px;
  margin-left: -4.5px; transform: rotate(45deg);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold); background: var(--fir);
}

/* Small caps labels, per the direction */
.label, .section-head .label {
  color: var(--gold); letter-spacing: .20em; text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 500;
}

/* Buttons: oxblood on night, gold hairline */
.btn, .nav .nav-book {
  background: var(--oxblood); color: var(--snow);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(224,196,135,.45);
}
.btn:hover, .nav .nav-book:hover {
  background: var(--oxblood-deep); color: #fff;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--gold-soft), 0 0 30px -6px rgba(232,163,61,.45);
}

/* Topbar and nav sit on the night, not on paper */
.topbar { background: rgba(10,16,13,.92); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); color: var(--snow-soft); }
.nav { background: rgba(12,20,16,.80); backdrop-filter: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.wordmark { color: var(--snow); }
.nav a { color: var(--snow-soft); }
.nav a:hover { color: var(--gold-soft); }

/* Hero photo: gold hairline frame, warm bloom, no engraved corners */
.hero-photo {
  background: transparent; padding: 0; position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--rule), 0 50px 90px -48px rgba(0,0,0,.95);
}
.hero-photo::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(224,196,135,.30);
}
.hero .tag { color: var(--gold-soft); }
.hero-facts b { color: var(--snow); }
.hero-cta .phone { color: var(--snow); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }




/* Cream leftovers from the previous direction, corrected for the night palette */
.ribbon {
  background: var(--oxblood-deep);
  color: var(--snow);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200,162,74,.30);
}
.ribbon b { color: #fff; }
.countdown .cd-lead { color: var(--gold-soft); opacity: 1; }
.countdown .cd-unit b { color: #fff; }
.countdown .cd-unit i { color: var(--snow-soft); }



.bag .inventory { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 26px 44px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .bag .inventory { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr); } }

/* Form on night: readable placeholders, native controls forced dark */
.form { color-scheme: dark; }
.form ::placeholder { color: rgba(242,237,228,.45); }
.form select option { background: #142019; color: var(--snow); }
.form input::-webkit-calendar-picker-indicator { filter: invert(1) opacity(.65); }
.form .formnote { color: var(--snow-soft); }
.book-aside p { color: var(--snow-soft); }
.book-aside .phone, .book-aside a { color: var(--snow); }

/* Suit cards: align the three photos on a common baseline */
.suits .suit img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; object-fit: cover; width: 100%; }
.suits .wrap, .suits-grid { align-items: start; }

/* booking form honeypots (formguard) + sent note */
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.form .formnote.ok { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 500; }