/* Vernay & Lestang — site.css · variant A "Haussmann Editorial"
   Single stylesheet for the whole site. Logical properties for RTL (AR);
   CJK rules for ZH (no drop-cap, no italics). No external form-SaaS, no JS storage. */

:root{
  --ink:#14202E; --ink-soft:#33414F; --cream:#F5F1E8; --cream-d:#ECE6D8;
  --bordeaux:#6E1B2A; --bordeaux-l:#C98B96; --grey:#44464A; --rule:#C8BBA0;
  --serif-display:'Cormorant',serif; --serif-body:'PT Serif',Georgia,serif; --sans-ui:'Manrope',sans-serif;
  --maxw:1340px; --pad:44px;
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--serif-body);background:var(--cream);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding-inline:var(--pad)}
a{color:inherit}
img{max-width:100%}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.12}
h1{font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,58px)}
h2{font-size:clamp(25px,3.2vw,38px)}
h3{font-size:22px}

/* language overrides */
:lang(ar) body, body:lang(ar){font-family:'Noto Naskh Arabic','IBM Plex Sans Arabic',var(--serif-body)}
:lang(ar) h1,:lang(ar) h2,:lang(ar) h3,:lang(ar) .brand .nm{font-family:'Noto Naskh Arabic',serif;letter-spacing:0}
:lang(zh) body, body:lang(zh){font-family:'Noto Serif SC',var(--serif-body);line-height:1.85}
:lang(zh) h1,:lang(zh) h2,:lang(zh) h3{font-family:'Noto Serif SC',serif;letter-spacing:0}
:lang(zh) em,:lang(zh) i,:lang(zh) blockquote{font-style:normal}
:lang(zh) .lede::first-letter,:lang(ar) .lede::first-letter{float:none;font-size:inherit;color:inherit;padding:0;font-family:inherit}

/* ---------- chrome: topbar / header / nav ---------- */
.topbar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft)}
:lang(ar) .topbar,:lang(zh) .topbar{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding-block:10px;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.topbar .l span+span::before{content:'\00B7';color:var(--rule);margin-inline:9px}
.lang-strip a{text-decoration:none;opacity:.6}
.lang-strip a:hover{opacity:1;color:var(--bordeaux)}
.lang-strip b{color:var(--ink)}
header.main{border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
header.main .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;padding-block:24px}
.col-l{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.7}
:lang(ar) .col-l,:lang(zh) .col-l{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
.brand{text-align:center;text-decoration:none;display:block}
.brand .nm{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-weight:600;font-size:36px;letter-spacing:.01em;line-height:1}
.brand .nm .amp{color:var(--bordeaux);font-style:italic;font-weight:500}
.brand .rl{width:60px;height:1px;background:var(--bordeaux);margin:9px auto 7px}
.brand .ds{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.36em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft)}
:lang(ar) .brand .ds,:lang(zh) .brand .ds{letter-spacing:.1em}
.col-r{text-align:end}
.col-r a{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:3px}
:lang(ar) .col-r a,:lang(zh) .col-r a{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
nav.site{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-family:var(--sans-ui)}
nav.site .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:38px;padding-block:14px;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.04em;flex-wrap:wrap}
nav.site a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);transition:color .2s}
nav.site a:hover,nav.site a[aria-current]{color:var(--bordeaux)}

/* ---------- shared components ---------- */
.eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bordeaux);margin-bottom:18px}
:lang(ar) .eyebrow,:lang(zh) .eyebrow{letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:none}
.lede{font-size:18px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.lede::first-letter{font-family:var(--serif-display);float:inline-start;font-size:60px;line-height:.78;font-weight:600;color:var(--bordeaux);padding-block-start:6px;padding-inline-end:12px}
.btn{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;color:var(--cream);background:var(--bordeaux);padding:15px 28px;border-radius:1px;border:0;cursor:pointer}
:lang(ar) .btn,:lang(zh) .btn{letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:none}
.btn:hover{background:#581522}
.sec-label{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin:64px 0 26px}
:lang(ar) .sec-label,:lang(zh) .sec-label{letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:none}
.sec-label::before{content:'\00A7';font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:20px;color:var(--bordeaux)}
.sec-label .line{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--rule)}
.callout{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);padding:26px 30px;border-radius:2px;margin:28px 0}
.callout .fig{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:30px;font-weight:600}
.callout p,.callout li{color:#cfc8b8;font-size:14.5px}
.callout a{color:var(--bordeaux-l)}
.rule{height:1px;background:var(--rule);border:0}
.disclaimer{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-soft);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:42px;padding-top:16px}
.monogram{inline-size:64px;block-size:64px;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:21px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);background:var(--cream-d);flex:none}

/* cards / grids */
.grid{display:grid;gap:1px;background:var(--rule);border:1px solid var(--rule)}
.grid.cols-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.grid.cols-2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
.card{background:var(--cream);padding:28px 26px 32px;transition:background .25s;display:block;text-decoration:none}
.card:hover{background:var(--cream-d)}
.card .no{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--bordeaux)}
.card h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.14;margin:11px 0 10px}
.card p{font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.card .more{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bordeaux);margin-top:12px;display:inline-block}
:lang(ar) .card .more,:lang(zh) .card .more{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}

/* link lists (hubs) */
.linklist{list-style:none;columns:2;column-gap:48px}
.linklist li{margin-bottom:9px;break-inside:avoid;font-size:15px}
.linklist a{text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.linklist a:hover{color:var(--bordeaux);border-color:var(--bordeaux)}
.linklist .meta{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-inline-start:8px}

/* people */
.person-card{background:var(--cream);padding:26px;display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start;text-decoration:none}
.person-card:hover{background:var(--cream-d)}
.person-card .nm{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.1}
.person-card .role{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bordeaux);margin:6px 0 4px}
.person-card .pr{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft)}

/* hero (interior pages) */
.page-hero .wrap{padding-block:56px 10px}
.page-hero h1{max-width:980px;margin-bottom:22px}
.page-hero .lede{max-width:760px}

/* signals aside (home) */
.hero-home .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.55fr .95fr;gap:64px;padding-block:70px 28px;align-items:start}
.hero-home h1{font-size:clamp(40px,5vw,62px);line-height:1.04;margin-bottom:26px}
.hero-home h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--bordeaux)}
.hero-aside{border-inline-start:1px solid var(--rule);padding-inline-start:34px}
.hero-aside .ht{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px}
.signal{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.signal:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.signal .v{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:26px;font-weight:600;line-height:1}
.signal .k{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:5px}

/* dark band (IEF/desk) */
.band{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);margin-top:70px}
.band .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr;gap:60px;padding-block:60px;align-items:center}
.band .eyebrow{color:var(--bordeaux-l)}
.band h2{margin-bottom:18px}
.band p{font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#cfc8b8;max-width:560px}
.band .figs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1px;background:rgba(200,187,160,.25);border:1px solid rgba(200,187,160,.25)}
.band .fig{background:var(--ink);padding:24px 22px}
.band .fig .v{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:32px;font-weight:600;line-height:1}
.band .fig .k{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#b9b0a0;margin-top:8px;line-height:1.4}

/* quote */
.quote .wrap{padding-block:64px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:46px;align-items:center}
.qportrait{inline-size:140px;block-size:176px;background:linear-gradient(160deg,#26323f,#14202E);border:1px solid var(--rule);display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center}
.qportrait span{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9aa3ab;padding-bottom:13px}
.qbody blockquote{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:29px;line-height:1.32}
:lang(zh) .qbody blockquote,:lang(ar) .qbody blockquote{font-style:normal;font-size:24px}
.qbody .who{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:20px}
:lang(ar) .qbody .who,:lang(zh) .qbody .who{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
.qbody .who b{color:var(--ink)}

/* insights teasers */
.ins-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:38px;padding-bottom:20px}
.ins{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:16px;text-decoration:none;display:block}
.ins .meta{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:10px}
:lang(ar) .ins .meta,:lang(zh) .ins .meta{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
.ins h4{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-weight:600;font-size:22px;line-height:1.18;margin-bottom:8px}
.ins .by{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;color:var(--bordeaux)}
.ins:hover h4{color:var(--bordeaux)}

/* CTA band */
.cta-band .wrap{margin-top:28px;padding-block:54px;border-top:2px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr 1fr;gap:56px;align-items:center}
.cta-band h2{font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.14}
.cta-band h2 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--bordeaux)}
:lang(zh) .cta-band h2 em,:lang(ar) .cta-band h2 em{font-style:normal}
.cta-action{text-align:end}
.cta-action .note{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:13px}

/* ---------- article (insight/practice content) ---------- */
main.article{padding-block:46px 64px;max-width:860px}
main.article .crumbs{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:22px}
:lang(ar) main.article .crumbs,:lang(zh) main.article .crumbs{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
main.article .crumbs a{text-decoration:none}
main.article .crumbs a:hover{color:var(--bordeaux)}
main.article h1{margin-bottom:20px}
main.article .lede{margin-bottom:28px}
main.article section{margin:30px 0}
main.article p{margin:0 0 16px}
main.article h2{font-size:clamp(23px,2.6vw,32px);margin:34px 0 14px}
main.article h3{margin:22px 0 10px;font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-weight:600;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.02em}
main.article ul,main.article ol{margin:0 0 16px;padding-inline-start:22px}
.byline{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--bordeaux);margin-top:28px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.byline .monogram{inline-size:40px;block-size:40px;font-size:14px}
.faq h3{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:20px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0}
.faq .q{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:16px;margin-top:16px}
.body-pending{border:1px dashed var(--rule);background:var(--cream-d);padding:26px 28px;font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:28px 0}
.related{margin-top:36px}
.related h2{font-size:22px}
.related ul{list-style:none;padding:0}
.related li{margin-bottom:8px;font-size:15px}
.related a{text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.related a:hover{color:var(--bordeaux);border-color:var(--bordeaux)}

/* practice page blocks */
.steps{counter-reset:st;list-style:none;padding:0}
.steps li{counter-increment:st;padding:14px 0 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:baseline}
.steps li::before{content:counter(st,decimal-leading-zero);font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--bordeaux)}
.matters{list-style:none;padding:0}
.matters li{border-inline-start:2px solid var(--rule);padding-inline-start:18px;margin-bottom:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14.5px}

/* ---------- forms (contact) ---------- */
form.contact{max-width:640px}
form.contact label{display:block;font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:18px 0 6px}
:lang(ar) form.contact label,:lang(zh) form.contact label{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
/* 16px keeps iOS Safari from auto-zooming the page when a field gains focus */
form.contact input,form.contact select,form.contact textarea{width:100%;font-family:var(--serif-body);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);background:#fffdf8;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:12px 14px;border-radius:1px}
form.contact input:focus,form.contact select:focus,form.contact textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--bordeaux);outline-offset:0}
form.contact .hp{position:absolute;inset-inline-start:-9999px;height:0;overflow:hidden}
.form-note{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:12px}
.form-status{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:13px;margin-top:14px;display:none}
.form-status.ok{display:block;color:#2e5d34}
.form-status.err{display:block;color:var(--bordeaux)}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer.site{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);margin-top:64px}
footer.site .wrap{padding-block:54px 26px}
.f-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.8fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:48px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(245,241,232,.15);padding-bottom:34px}
.f-brand .nm{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-weight:600;font-size:25px}
.f-brand .nm .amp{color:var(--bordeaux-l);font-style:italic}
.f-brand .ds{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,241,232,.6);margin-top:6px}
:lang(ar) .f-brand .ds,:lang(zh) .f-brand .ds{letter-spacing:.08em}
.f-brand p{font-style:italic;font-size:13.5px;color:rgba(245,241,232,.7);margin-top:16px;max-width:330px;line-height:1.6}
:lang(zh) .f-brand p,:lang(ar) .f-brand p{font-style:normal}
.f-col h5{font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,241,232,.5);margin-bottom:13px}
:lang(ar) .f-col h5,:lang(zh) .f-col h5{letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:none}
.f-col ul{list-style:none}
.f-col li{margin-bottom:8px}
.f-col a{font-size:14px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--cream);transition:color .2s}
.f-col a:hover{color:var(--bordeaux-l)}
.f-bot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding-top:20px;font-family:var(--sans-ui);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;color:rgba(245,241,232,.5);gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.f-bot a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.f-bot a:hover{color:var(--bordeaux-l)}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:1000px){
  :root{--pad:26px}
  .hero-home .wrap,.band .wrap,.cta-band .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}
  .cta-action{text-align:start}
  .grid.cols-3{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .ins-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .f-top{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  header.main .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .col-l,.col-r{display:none}
  .quote .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .linklist{columns:1}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .grid.cols-3,.grid.cols-2,.ins-grid,.band .figs{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .f-top{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}