/* Elite Collective — Luxury Presence Blog Stylesheet
   Brand: Navy #1B2A4A · Gold #C4A35A · Cream #F5F0E8
   Type: Cormorant Garamond (headings) · Lato (body)
*/
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Lato:wght@300;400;600;700&display=swap');

:root{
  --navy:#1B2A4A;
  --gold:#C4A35A;
  --cream:#F5F0E8;
  --ink:#1A1A1A;
  --muted:#5A6374;
  --rule:rgba(27,46,75,.15);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0;padding:0;background:var(--cream);color:var(--ink);font-family:'Lato',system-ui,sans-serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)}
a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* Header */
.ec-header{background:#1B2A4A;color:var(--cream);padding:18px 32px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.ec-monogram{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:.35em;color:var(--gold)}
.ec-nav{font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cream)}
.ec-nav a{color:var(--cream);margin-left:28px;border:none}
.ec-nav a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* Hero */
.ec-hero{position:relative;min-height:62vh;background-size:cover;background-position:center;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;color:#fff}
.ec-hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(27,46,75,.15) 0%,rgba(27,46,75,.75) 100%)}
.ec-hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:72px 32px;width:100%}
.ec-kicker{font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-size:22px;margin-bottom:18px;text-shadow:0 0 24px rgba(201,168,76,0.35);-webkit-text-stroke:1px var(--navy);paint-order:stroke fill}
.ec-hero h1{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,58px);line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 16px;max-width:900px}
.ec-hero .ec-dek{font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-weight:300;font-size:18px;max-width:740px;color:#EDE6D5}
.ec-meta{margin-top:28px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#D7CFB8}

/* Article body */
.ec-wrap{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;padding:64px 28px}
.ec-wrap h2{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:34px;line-height:1.2;color:var(--navy);margin:48px 0 14px}
.ec-wrap h3{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;color:var(--navy);margin:32px 0 10px}
.ec-wrap p{font-size:18px;margin:0 0 18px}
.ec-wrap ul,.ec-wrap ol{font-size:18px;padding-left:22px}
.ec-wrap li{margin-bottom:8px}
.ec-wrap blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);margin:28px 0;padding:6px 22px;font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-style:italic;font-size:22px;color:var(--navy)}
.ec-rule{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin:40px 0}

/* Author / CTA card */
.ec-author{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:28px 28px 24px;border-radius:4px;margin-top:48px}
.ec-author .label{font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px}
.ec-author h4{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:26px;color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 6px}
.ec-author p{font-size:16px;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 14px}
.ec-contact{font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.9}
.ec-contact span{display:block}
.ec-contact a{border:none;color:var(--navy)}
.ec-contact a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.ec-cta{display:inline-block;margin-top:16px;padding:14px 28px;background:var(--navy);color:var(--cream);font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;border:none}
.ec-cta:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}

/* Footer */
.ec-footer{background:#1B2A4A;color:#C6CCD6;padding:42px 32px;margin-top:64px;text-align:center;font-size:13px;line-height:1.9}
.ec-footer .gold{color:var(--gold);font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:.35em;display:block;margin-bottom:10px}
.ec-footer a{color:#C6CCD6;border:none}
.ec-footer .kw{opacity:.28;font-size:10px;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:.1em;margin-top:16px}
.ec-footer .eho{margin-top:12px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}

/* HUD compliance banner accessibility */
.ec-eho-inline{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--gold);padding:4px 10px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-left:8px;vertical-align:middle}

/* TL;DR / Key Takeaways box — optimized for AI answer extraction */
.ec-tldr{background:#fff;border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:22px 26px;margin:0 0 36px;border-radius:2px}
.ec-tldr .ec-tldr-label{font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px}
.ec-tldr h2{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 12px !important}
.ec-tldr ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px;font-size:16px !important}
.ec-tldr li{margin-bottom:6px}

/* Table of contents */
.ec-toc{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:20px 24px;margin:0 0 36px;border-radius:2px}
.ec-toc .ec-toc-label{font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:10px}
.ec-toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:22px;font-size:16px}
.ec-toc li{margin-bottom:6px}
.ec-toc a{border:none;color:var(--navy)}
.ec-toc a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* FAQ section */
.ec-faq{margin-top:48px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:32px}
.ec-faq h2{margin-top:0 !important}
.ec-faq details{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:16px 22px;margin-bottom:10px;border-radius:2px}
.ec-faq summary{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:20px;color:var(--navy);cursor:pointer;list-style:none}
.ec-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.ec-faq summary::after{content:" +";color:var(--gold);float:right;font-family:'Lato',sans-serif;font-weight:700}
.ec-faq details[open] summary::after{content:" –"}
.ec-faq details p{margin:12px 0 0;font-size:17px}

/* Breadcrumbs */
.ec-crumbs{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:16px 32px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.ec-crumbs a{border:none;color:var(--muted)}
.ec-crumbs a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* Related posts */
.ec-related{background:#fff;border-top:4px solid var(--gold);padding:32px 28px;margin-top:48px}
.ec-related h3{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 14px;font-size:24px}
.ec-related ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.ec-related li{padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.ec-related li:last-child{border-bottom:none}

@media (max-width:640px){
  .ec-nav{display:none}
  .ec-hero{min-height:52vh}
  .ec-wrap{padding:44px 22px}
  .ec-wrap p,.ec-wrap ul,.ec-wrap ol{font-size:17px}
}