.about-page{background:#111;color:#f8f8f4}
.about-banner{position:relative;min-height:340px;height:36vw;max-height:440px;margin-top:62px;display:grid;place-items:center;overflow:hidden;text-align:center}
.about-banner>img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 46%}
.about-banner:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.43)}
.about-banner-copy{position:relative;z-index:1;padding:35px 6%}
.about-banner .eyebrow{margin-bottom:24px}
.about-banner h1{font-size:clamp(32px,3.4vw,54px);line-height:1.15;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.about-banner h1 em{font-size:1.12em}
.about-section{padding:80px 6%}
.about-section .eyebrow{font-family:'Vestige Labels',Georgia,serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;margin:0 0 28px}
.about-section h2{font-size:clamp(32px,3.3vw,50px);line-height:1.16;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.about-section h2>span:not(.scroll-reveal-word){color:#888}
.about-section h2 em{color:#aaa}
.about-manifesto{text-align:center;max-width:1250px;margin:auto;padding-top:76px;padding-bottom:80px}
.about-manifesto h2{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto 30px}
.manifesto-copy{max-width:850px;margin:auto;color:#aaa;font-size:18px;line-height:1.6}
.manifesto-copy p{max-width:none;margin:0 0 6px}
.about-principles{background:#fff;color:#171717}
.principles-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:7%;margin-top:50px}
.principles-grid article{border-top:1px solid #ccc;padding-top:22px}
.principle-number{font-size:12px;color:#888}
.principles-grid h3{font-size:28px;margin:22px 0 18px;font-weight:400}
.principles-grid p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#666;max-width:56ch}
.about-people,.about-values{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:7%}
.people-copy p{font-size:16px;color:#aaa;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 20px}
.people-copy .people-lead{font-size:21px;line-height:1.5;color:#eee}
.about-credentials{border-top:1px solid #3b3b3b;padding-top:26px;margin-top:30px}
.about-credentials .eyebrow{font-size:11px;margin-bottom:14px}
.about-credentials p:last-child{font-family:'Vestige Labels',Georgia,serif;color:#eee;font-size:23px}
.about-credentials span{margin:0 12px;color:#777}
.about-values{border-top:1px solid #333;padding-top:70px}
.values-list article{border-bottom:1px solid #333;padding:0 0 25px;margin-bottom:26px}
.values-list article:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.values-list h3{font-size:23px;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:12px}
.values-list p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#aaa}
.about-closing{background:#fff;color:#171717;text-align:center}
.about-closing h2{margin:0 auto 32px}
.about-closing .outline{display:inline-block;border-color:#111;background:#111;color:#fff;border-radius:40px;padding:13px 26px;font-size:16px}
.about-footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;padding:32px 6%;font-size:12px;color:#aaa}
.about-footer img{object-fit:contain;display:block}
@media(max-width:900px){.about-page header nav{gap:18px}.about-people,.about-values{gap:35px}.about-credentials span{margin:0 5px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.about-banner{margin-top:58px;height:300px;min-height:300px}.about-banner h1 br{display:none}.about-section{padding:52px 6%}.about-section h2{font-size:33px}.manifesto-copy{font-size:16px}.principles-grid,.about-people,.about-values{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}.principles-grid{margin-top:32px}.principles-grid h3{font-size:25px}.about-closing h2 br{display:none}.about-footer{flex-wrap:wrap}.about-footer>a:last-child{width:100%}}

/* A short photographic opening, followed by two editorial stories. */
.about-banner{height:260px;min-height:260px;max-height:none;justify-items:end;text-align:left}
.about-banner-copy{width:350px;margin-right:6%;padding:28px 0}
.about-banner h1{font-family:'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:1.45;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.about-banner h1 em{font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}
.about-banner:after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.08),rgba(0,0,0,.65))}
.about-manifesto{max-width:none;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:7%;text-align:left;background:#fff;color:#171717;align-items:center}
.about-manifesto h2{font-size:clamp(28px,2.5vw,39px);margin:0 0 25px;max-width:650px}
.manifesto-copy{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:#666;max-width:650px;margin:0}
.manifesto-copy p{margin:0 0 18px}.manifesto-copy p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.manifesto-photo{margin:0;height:560px;overflow:hidden}
.manifesto-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 55%;display:block}
.about-founder{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);gap:7%;align-items:start}
.founder-identity h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3vw,44px);margin-bottom:18px}
.founder-identity>p:last-child{font-size:14px;color:#888}
.founder-letter p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#b5b5b5;margin:0 0 22px;max-width:none}
.founder-letter .founder-signature{font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:28px;color:#eee;margin:30px 0 0}
.about-advantage{text-align:center;background:#fff;color:#171717}
.about-advantage>p{max-width:1050px;margin:0 auto 30px;font-size:clamp(20px,2vw,28px);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:-.025em}

@media(max-width:750px){.about-manifesto,.about-founder{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}.manifesto-photo{height:420px}.about-banner{height:230px;min-height:230px}.about-banner-copy{width:min(310px,80%)}.about-banner h1{font-size:22px}.about-manifesto h2{font-size:29px}}

/* Continuous white editorial page and a compact founder letter. */
.about-page{background:#fff;color:#171717}
.about-manifesto h2{font-size:clamp(24px,2vw,30px);line-height:1.3}
.about-founder{background:#fff;color:#171717;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,430px) minmax(0,480px);gap:clamp(36px,6vw,100px);justify-content:center;align-items:start}
.founder-photo-placeholder{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3 / 4;background:#f0f0ee}
.founder-letter{width:100%;max-width:480px}
.founder-letter p{color:#666;font-size:16px;line-height:1.75}
.founder-letter-heading{margin-bottom:30px}
.founder-letter-heading h2{font-size:20px;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 6px;font-weight:500}
.founder-letter-heading p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:#777;margin:0}
.about-footer{background:#fff;color:#666;border-top:1px solid #eee}
.about-footer img{filter:invert(1)}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-founder{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,480px);gap:32px}.about-manifesto h2{font-size:25px}.founder-photo-placeholder{max-width:430px}.founder-letter-heading h2{font-size:20px}}

.about-banner-copy{color:#fff}

.about-banner-copy{width:360px;max-width:88%}
.about-banner h1{font:400 20px/1.5 'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.about-banner h1>span{display:block}
@media(max-width:400px){.about-banner h1{font-size:17px}}

/* Centre the manifesto pair and reuse established type and button styles. */
.about-manifesto{width:88%;max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:80px 0;gap:7%}
.about-manifesto h2 em,.about-banner h1 em{font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-size:1em;color:#999}
.founder-letter-heading .eyebrow{font-family:'Vestige Labels',Georgia,serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;line-height:1.6;margin:0;color:#777}
.about-advantage h2{font-size:26px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:500;margin:0 0 18px}
.about-advantage>p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;letter-spacing:normal;color:#666;max-width:850px;margin:0 auto 28px}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-manifesto{padding:52px 0;gap:34px}.about-advantage h2{font-size:24px}.about-advantage>p{font-size:16px}}

.about-founder{padding-top:32px;padding-bottom:32px}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-founder{padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:24px}}

.founder-letter-heading .eyebrow{text-transform:uppercase}
.about-banner>img{object-position:center top;transform:none;transform-origin:center top}
.manifesto-photo img{object-position:center}

/* Centre the opening quote within the photographic header. */
.about-banner{justify-items:center;text-align:center}
.about-banner-copy{width:auto;max-width:88%;margin:0;padding:28px 0}
.about-banner:after{background:rgba(0,0,0,.43)}

.about-main-footer{background:#fff;color:#171717;border-top:1px solid #eee}.about-main-footer .footer-top>span,.about-main-footer .footer-bottom{color:#777}.about-main-footer .footer-bottom{border-color:#ddd}

/* Slightly stronger headings and vertically extended editorial images. */
.about-banner h1{font-size:22px}
.about-manifesto h2{font-size:clamp(26px,2.15vw,32px)}
@media(min-width:751px){
  .manifesto-photo{height:624px;margin-bottom:-64px}
  .founder-photo-placeholder{aspect-ratio:auto;height:560px;min-height:0;margin-top:-64px}
  .about-founder{grid-template-rows:auto}
  .founder-letter{margin-top:16px}
}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-manifesto h2{font-size:27px}.about-banner h1{font-size:21px}}
@media(max-width:400px){.about-banner h1{font-size:19px}}

/* A discreet industry quotation beneath the manifesto. */
.manifesto-editorial{position:relative}
.manifesto-chanel-quote{position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;width:100%;margin:30px 0 0;padding:20px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left}
.manifesto-chanel-quote>p{font:italic 400 15px/1.65 'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:normal;color:#666}
.manifesto-chanel-quote .brand-quote-attribution{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;margin-top:18px}
.manifesto-chanel-quote img{width:44px;height:40px;flex:0 0 44px;object-fit:contain;filter:brightness(0)}
.manifesto-chanel-quote strong{display:block;font:500 13px/1.4 'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif;color:#333}
.manifesto-chanel-quote cite{display:block;font:400 12px/1.4 'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif;color:#777;margin-top:3px}
@media(min-width:751px){.about-manifesto{padding-bottom:200px}}
@media(max-width:750px){.manifesto-chanel-quote{position:static;width:auto;margin-top:28px}}

/* Founder signature typography from the selected reference. */
.founder-letter-heading h2{font-family:'Cormorant Hero',Georgia,serif;font-size:38px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:0;margin-bottom:14px}
.founder-letter-heading .eyebrow{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.24em;line-height:1.6}
@media(max-width:750px){.founder-letter-heading h2{font-size:34px}.founder-letter-heading .eyebrow{font-size:12px}}

/* Lift the manifesto and give the opening quote a little more presence. */
.about-banner h1{font-size:24px}
@media(min-width:751px){.manifesto-editorial{transform:translateY(-28px)}}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-banner h1{font-size:22px}}
@media(max-width:400px){.about-banner h1{font-size:20px}}

/* Align the founder letter with the portrait and clarify the quote emphasis. */
@media(min-width:751px){.founder-letter{margin-top:-64px}}
.founder-letter-heading{margin-bottom:22px}
.about-banner h1 em{font-size:1.2em;color:#ededeb}

.about-banner h1 em{color:#0b0b08}

.founder-photo-placeholder{overflow:hidden}.founder-photo-placeholder img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}

/* Slightly smaller founder portrait, with the letter kept in place. */
.founder-photo-placeholder{width:92%;max-width:396px}
@media(min-width:751px){.founder-photo-placeholder{height:515px}}

/* Original circular portrait beside the founder name, with a cultural image opposite. */
.founder-letter-heading{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;margin-bottom:32px}
.founder-avatar{position:relative;flex:0 0 144px;width:144px;height:144px;border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden}
.founder-avatar img{position:absolute;width:129.231%;max-width:none;height:auto;left:-17.051%;top:-7.949%;display:block}
.founder-identity{min-width:0}
.founder-identity h2{white-space:nowrap}
.founder-photo-placeholder{width:100%;max-width:430px}
@media(min-width:751px){.founder-photo-placeholder{height:560px}}
@media(max-width:1050px){.founder-letter-heading{gap:18px}.founder-avatar{flex-basis:112px;width:112px;height:112px}.founder-identity h2{font-size:32px;white-space:normal}}
@media(max-width:400px){.founder-avatar{flex-basis:88px;width:88px;height:88px}.founder-identity h2{font-size:28px}.founder-letter-heading{gap:16px}}

/* Lower the temple photograph slightly without moving the founder letter. */
@media(min-width:751px){.about-founder .founder-photo-placeholder{margin-top:-36px}}

/* A slightly narrower measure gives the manifesto a more even right edge. */
@media(min-width:751px){.manifesto-copy{max-width:95%}}
.manifesto-copy p{text-wrap:pretty}

/* Beach header: retain the original photograph and embedded brand lettering. */
.about-banner.about-banner-beach{height:260px;min-height:260px}
.about-banner.about-banner-beach>img{object-position:center 58%;transform:none}
.about-banner.about-banner-beach:after{display:none}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-banner.about-banner-beach{height:230px;min-height:230px;aspect-ratio:auto}.about-banner.about-banner-beach>img{object-fit:cover}}

.about-banner.about-banner-beach .about-beach-tagline{position:relative;z-index:1;margin:0;padding:0 6%;max-width:100%;color:#fff;font-family:'Vestige Labels',Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(14px,1.2vw,23px);line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;text-wrap:balance}

/* Original coast photograph, with a softer, smaller live caption. */
.about-banner.about-banner-beach:after{display:block;background:rgba(24,17,9,.48)}
.about-banner.about-banner-beach .about-beach-tagline{font-family:'Cormorant Hero',Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(12px,1vw,17px);letter-spacing:.13em;color:#e8e2d8}

/* Match the shared navigation over the opening photograph. */
.about-page>header{color:#f8f8f4}
.about-page .about-banner.about-banner-beach{margin-top:0}

/* About-only navigation matching the editorial mockup. */
.about-page>header{background:transparent;border:0;box-shadow:none;backdrop-filter:none;-webkit-backdrop-filter:none;padding:14px 6.8%;min-height:62px}
.about-page>header nav{margin-left:auto;gap:28px;align-items:center}
.about-page>header nav a,.about-page>header>.menu{font-family:'Cormorant Hero',Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#f8f8f4;line-height:1.5}
.about-page>header nav a[aria-current="page"]{font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:9px;text-decoration-color:#e8e2d8}
@media(max-width:650px){.about-page>header{padding:12px 6%;min-height:58px}.about-page>header>.menu{margin-left:auto}.about-page>header nav{background:rgba(17,17,17,.97);align-items:flex-start}.about-page>header nav a{font-size:18px}}

.about-page>header nav a[aria-current="page"]{font-style:normal}
.about-page>header .brand{flex-shrink:0}
.about-page>header .brand img{width:155px;height:auto;max-height:34px}
@media(max-width:650px){.about-page>header .brand img{width:145px}}

.about-page>header{transition:background-color .2s ease}
.about-page>header.past-banner{background:rgba(17,17,17,.78);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(12px);color:#f8f8f4}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.about-page>header{transition:none}}

/* Match the homepage logo inset and gently enlarge desktop navigation. */
.about-page>header{padding-left:4%}
.about-page>header .brand img{transform:translateX(-12.19512%)}
@media(min-width:651px){.about-page>header nav a,.about-page>header>.menu{font-size:16px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.about-page>header{padding-left:6%}}

/* Let the temple extend to the final line of the adjacent letter. */
@media(min-width:751px){.about-founder .founder-photo-placeholder{align-self:stretch;height:auto;aspect-ratio:auto;position:relative}.founder-photo-placeholder>img{position:absolute;inset:0}.founder-letter>p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}}

.manifesto-chanel-quote .quote-feeling{color:#333;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px}


/* Match the two editorial photographs on phones. */
@media(max-width:650px){
  .about-page .manifesto-photo,.about-page .founder-photo-placeholder{width:100%;max-width:none;height:420px;aspect-ratio:auto}
}

/* Bring the two mobile editorial photographs closer together. */
@media(max-width:650px){
  .about-page .about-manifesto{padding-bottom:20px}
  .about-page .about-founder{padding-top:12px}
}

/* Mobile manifesto quote: centred with a gently larger heading face. */
@media(max-width:650px){
  .about-page .manifesto-chanel-quote{text-align:center}
  .about-page .manifesto-chanel-quote>p{font-family:'DM Sans',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;color:#171717}
  .about-page .manifesto-chanel-quote .quote-feeling{color:#888;text-decoration:none;font-style:italic}
}
/* Manifesto begins below the fixed navigation after removing the banner. */
.about-page .manifesto-title{margin-bottom:30px}
.about-page .manifesto-chanel-quote .manifesto-quote-emphasis{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px}
@media(min-width:751px){.about-page .manifesto-chanel-quote>p{white-space:nowrap;max-width:none}}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-page .manifesto-title{margin-bottom:24px}}
.about-page .manifesto-title{line-height:1.2}
/* Frame the header under the navigation and bring the footer closer. */
@media(min-width:751px){
 .about-page .about-banner.about-banner-beach{height:200px;min-height:200px}
 .about-page .about-manifesto{padding-bottom:110px}
}
/* Keep the header crop at the top and balance the space around the desert image. */
html:has(body.about-page){overscroll-behavior-y:none}
@media(min-width:751px){
 .about-page .about-banner.about-banner-beach{height:150px;min-height:150px}
 .about-page .about-manifesto{padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:80px}
 .about-page .manifesto-photo{margin-bottom:0}
}
@media(max-width:750px){
 .about-page .about-banner.about-banner-beach{height:140px;min-height:140px}
 .about-page .about-manifesto{padding-top:46px;padding-bottom:36px}
 .about-page .manifesto-photo{margin-bottom:0;height:clamp(300px,90vw,420px)}
}

@media(max-width:750px){.about-page .manifesto-chanel-quote .manifesto-quote-emphasis{display:block}}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-page .about-manifesto{padding-top:54px}}
@media(max-width:750px){.about-page .about-manifesto{padding-top:62px}}