:root{
  --green:#101f1a;
  --green-2:#182a22;
  --gold:#c69a5b;
  --cream:#f2efe8;
  --ink:#172019;
  --brown:#6b4e2e;
  --line:#d6c6aa;
  --white:#fffdf8;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  margin:0; overflow-x:hidden; direction:rtl; background:var(--cream); color:var(--ink);
  font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:1.9;
}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
button,input{font:inherit}
.container{width:min(1180px,92%);max-width:100%;margin:auto}

/* ===== HEADER: locked to the approved desktop composition ===== */
.site-header{
  position:relative; z-index:100; overflow:visible; height:194px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(8,25,18,.10),rgba(8,25,18,.12)),
    url("assets/fabric-texture-clean.webp") 0 0/420px 420px repeat;
  color:#f7f0df; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(198,154,91,.65);
}
.header-inner{height:194px;position:relative;width:100%;margin:0 auto}
.brand{
  position:absolute; left:50%; top:12px; transform:translateX(-50%);
  width:194px;height:194px; z-index:20; display:block;
}
.brand img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;display:block}
.brand-copy{
  position:absolute;left:calc(50% - 390px);top:54px;width:270px;z-index:25;
  color:#b77a3d;text-align:center;direction:rtl;line-height:1.35;
  text-shadow:0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.25)
}
.brand-name{font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:34px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap}
.brand-tagline{margin-top:8px;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#a96f38;white-space:nowrap}
.header-search{position:absolute;left:52px;bottom:91px;z-index:30}

.language-switch{
  position:absolute;left:52px;bottom:42px;z-index:31;
  width:34px;height:34px;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  color:#f5ead6;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.4px;
  background:rgba(16,31,26,.55);transition:.2s;
}
.language-switch:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--green)}
.search{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:#f5ead6;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap}
.search-icon{
  width:17px;height:17px;border:1.8px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;display:inline-block;position:relative
}
.search-icon:after{content:"";position:absolute;width:7px;height:1.8px;background:var(--gold);right:-5px;bottom:-2px;transform:rotate(45deg);transform-origin:left center}
.desktop-nav{
  position:absolute;right:52px;bottom:34px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:34px;z-index:30
}
.nav-link{
  appearance:none;background:none;border:0;color:#f5ead6;font-size:15px;white-space:nowrap;
  position:relative;padding:0 0 8px;cursor:pointer
}
.nav-link.active:after{content:"";position:absolute;bottom:0;right:0;left:0;height:2px;background:var(--gold)}
.mobile-toggle,.mobile-menu{display:none}
.topics{position:relative}
.topics-toggle span{display:inline-block;margin-right:4px;transition:transform .2s}
.topics.open .topics-toggle span{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.topic-menu{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 12px);right:0;width:250px;padding:12px 0;display:none;background:rgba(16,31,26,.99);border:1px solid rgba(198,154,91,.55);border-radius:6px;box-shadow:0 16px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.28);z-index:200;text-align:right}
.topics.open .topic-menu{display:block}
.topic-menu a,.topic-menu .topic-group{display:block;padding:7px 18px;line-height:1.55}
.topic-menu a{color:#f6ead5;font-size:14px}
.topic-menu a:hover,.topic-menu a:focus{background:rgba(198,154,91,.14);color:#fff}
.topic-menu .topic-group{color:var(--gold);font-size:12px;border-top:1px solid rgba(198,154,91,.22);margin-top:5px;padding-top:10px}

/* ===== HERO ===== */
.hero{
  position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:52% 48%;direction:ltr;
  width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:462px;background:var(--white);overflow:hidden
}
.hero-media{min-width:0;min-height:462px;background:url("assets/hero-tailored.webp") center/cover no-repeat}
.hero-copy{
  direction:rtl;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;
  min-width:0;padding:45px 8%;text-align:right;background:var(--white)
}
.kicker{color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:9px;font-size:15px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(30px,2.35vw,39px);line-height:1.52;margin:0 0 15px;max-width:520px}
.gold-rule{width:38px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:8px 0 19px}
.hero p{font-size:16px;line-height:2;color:#4b4d49;max-width:500px;margin:0 0 21px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;border:1px solid var(--gold);padding:10px 22px;border-radius:4px;background:var(--green);color:#fff8e9;cursor:pointer}

.section{padding:48px 0}.quote{text-align:center;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto 40px;font-size:22px}.quote-mark{display:block;color:var(--gold);font-size:46px;line-height:1}
.section-title{text-align:center;font-size:30px;margin:0 0 32px}.section-title:after{content:"";display:block;width:38px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:8px auto}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}.card{background:#fbf9f3;border:1px solid #d7d0c2;border-radius:7px;overflow:hidden;transition:.2s}.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
.card img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:1.45;object-fit:cover;display:block}.card-body{padding:16px 18px}.tag{display:inline-block;background:var(--green);color:#f5e9d2;padding:2px 10px;border-radius:2px;font-size:13px}.card h3{font-size:18px;line-height:1.65;margin:10px 0 8px}.card-meta{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;color:#777;font-size:12px}.center{text-align:center;margin-top:28px}
.newsletter{width:min(940px,92%);margin:12px auto 40px;border:1px solid #cdbb9c;border-radius:8px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px 1.35fr 1.1fr;align-items:center;gap:28px;padding:14px 18px;background:#f7f3eb;direction:ltr}.newsletter img{width:100%;height:100px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:7px;display:block}.newsletter>div{direction:rtl;text-align:center}.newsletter h3{margin:0;font-size:19px;line-height:1.8}.newsletter p{margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px}.newsletter-form{display:flex;direction:rtl}.newsletter-form input{flex:1;border:1px solid #d7d0c2;border-right:0;padding:12px 14px;background:#fff;border-radius:0 5px 5px 0;min-width:0}.newsletter-form button{border:0;background:var(--green);color:white;padding:0 24px;border-radius:5px 0 0 5px;white-space:nowrap}
.footer{background:linear-gradient(rgba(8,25,18,.18),rgba(8,25,18,.22)),url("assets/fabric-texture-clean.webp") 0 0/420px 420px repeat;color:#efe3ce;padding:44px 0 22px}.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:45px}.footer h3{color:var(--gold);font-size:24px;margin:0 0 10px}.footer h4{margin:0 0 12px;color:#f4ead8}.footer p,.footer a{color:#d7ccb9;font-size:14px}.footer-links{display:grid;gap:5px}.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(210,190,155,.25);margin-top:30px;padding-top:14px;text-align:center;font-size:12px;color:#bcae99}

.article-shell{background:var(--cream);padding:30px 0 0}.breadcrumb{font-size:13px;color:#777;margin-bottom:12px}.article-head{text-align:center;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}.article-head .kicker{margin:0}.article-head h1{font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,56px);line-height:1.5;margin:10px 0 14px}.article-lead{font-size:18px;color:#575955;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto}.article-meta{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:18px;color:#777;font-size:13px;margin:22px 0 10px}.article-rule{width:35px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:12px auto 22px}.article-hero{width:min(100%,1000px);display:block;margin:0 auto 28px;border-radius:6px}.article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,760px) 250px;gap:36px;align-items:start;direction:ltr}.article-main{direction:rtl}.article-main p{font-size:18px;color:#363a36}.article-main h2{font-size:27px;margin-top:35px}.editor-note{border:1px solid #d7c8ae;border-radius:7px;padding:24px;margin:35px 0;background:#faf7f0;text-align:center}.editor-note .quote-mark{font-size:34px}.article-aside{direction:rtl;position:sticky;top:20px}.membership{background:var(--green);color:#f7ecd7;padding:22px;border-radius:6px}.membership h3{color:var(--gold);margin-top:0}.membership input{width:100%;padding:10px;border:0;border-radius:4px;margin:7px 0}.membership button{width:100%;padding:10px;border:0;border-radius:4px;background:var(--gold);color:var(--green);font-weight:700}.related{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px;margin:45px 0}.related a{border-top:1px solid #d2c4ab;padding-top:14px;font-size:14px}.article-footer{margin-top:50px}
.breadcrumb{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.breadcrumb a{color:#6a6f69;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}
.breadcrumb a:hover,.breadcrumb a:focus{color:var(--brown);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}

@media(max-width:900px){
  .site-header{height:110px}.header-inner{height:110px}.brand{width:115px;height:115px;top:4px}.desktop-nav,.header-search,.brand-copy{display:none}
  .mobile-toggle{display:block;position:absolute;right:24px;top:32px;background:none;border:0;color:var(--gold);font-size:32px;cursor:pointer;z-index:40}
  .mobile-menu{position:absolute;top:100%;right:0;left:0;background:rgba(16,31,26,.99);padding:25px;display:none;border-top:1px solid rgba(198,154,91,.35);z-index:50}.mobile-menu.open{display:block}.mobile-menu a{display:block;padding:10px 0;color:#f6ead5;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(198,154,91,.15)}
  .hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;direction:rtl}.hero-media{min-height:380px;order:1}.hero-copy{order:2;text-align:center;padding:45px 25px}.gold-rule{margin:12px auto 22px}.hero p{font-size:16px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.hero h1{max-width:700px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
  .cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}.card img{aspect-ratio:1.65}.newsletter{grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center;direction:rtl}.newsletter img{height:150px}.newsletter>div{direction:rtl}.newsletter-form{max-width:600px;margin:auto;width:100%}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.article-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.article-aside{position:static}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .container{width:min(94%,480px)}.section{padding:36px 0}.quote{font-size:18px}.section-title{font-size:25px}.hero h1{font-size:30px}.hero-media{min-height:360px}.newsletter-form{flex-direction:column;gap:8px}.newsletter-form input,.newsletter-form button{border-radius:4px;border:1px solid #d7d0c2;padding:11px}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.article-head h1{font-size:32px}.article-lead{font-size:16px}.article-main p{font-size:16px}.article-main h2{font-size:24px}
}
body.menu-open{overflow:hidden}

/* V8: natural dark-green herringbone fabric from the approved visual reference */
.site-header{
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(8,25,18,.20),rgba(8,25,18,.23)),
    url("assets/fabric-texture-herringbone-v8.webp") center/540px 540px repeat;
}
.footer{
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(8,25,18,.28),rgba(8,25,18,.32)),
    url("assets/fabric-texture-herringbone-v8.webp") center/540px 540px repeat;
}

/* ===== French version ===== */
body.fr-page{direction:ltr}
.fr-page .hero-copy{direction:ltr;text-align:left}
.fr-page .gold-rule{margin-left:0;margin-right:auto}
.fr-page .desktop-nav{right:52px;left:auto}
.fr-page .brand-copy{direction:ltr}
.fr-page .brand-tagline{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.15px}
.fr-page .topic-menu{right:auto;left:0;text-align:left}
.fr-page .topics-toggle span{margin-right:0;margin-left:4px}
.fr-page .footer-grid{direction:ltr}
.fr-page .newsletter{direction:ltr}
.fr-page .newsletter>div{direction:ltr;text-align:left}
.fr-page .newsletter-form{direction:ltr}
.fr-page .newsletter-form input{border:1px solid #d7d0c2;border-right:0;border-left:1px solid #d7d0c2;border-radius:5px 0 0 5px}
.fr-page .newsletter-form button{border-radius:0 5px 5px 0}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .language-switch{left:24px;bottom:38px}
  .fr-page .hero-copy{text-align:center}
  .fr-page .gold-rule{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
}