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.home-intro .text-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:1rem}
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.house-philosophy .lead{font:clamp(1.35rem,2vw,1.8rem)/1.4 var(--serif);color:var(--cream)}
.house-philosophy .text-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:1rem}
.founder-next{text-align:center;padding:clamp(5rem,8vw,8rem) 1rem;background:#25151a;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.founder-next h2{margin:1rem auto 2rem}
.home-explore{background:#221317;border-block:1px solid var(--line);padding-block:clamp(5rem,8vw,8rem)}
.home-explore h2{margin:1rem 0 3rem}
.home-link-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1rem}
.home-link-grid a{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:230px;padding:2rem;border:1px solid var(--line);background:linear-gradient(145deg,#30191e,#170f11);transition:border-color .25s,transform .25s}
.home-link-grid a:hover{border-color:var(--gold);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.home-link-grid span{color:var(--gold);font-size:.62rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em}
.home-link-grid strong{font:400 clamp(1.8rem,3vw,2.8rem)/1.1 var(--serif);margin:1.6rem 1.5rem .5rem 0}
.home-link-grid small{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.5;max-width:340px}
.home-link-grid b{position:absolute;right:2rem;top:1.7rem;color:var(--gold);font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:400}
.home-close{text-align:center;padding:clamp(5.5rem,9vw,9rem) 1rem;background:radial-gradient(circle at center,#351b22,#130e10 70%)}
.home-close h2{margin:1rem auto 1.5rem}
.home-close p:not(.eyebrow){margin:0 auto 2rem}
.interior-hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;min-height:460px;padding-top:clamp(11rem,16vw,15rem);padding-bottom:5.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.interior-hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;top:0;bottom:0;left:50%;width:100vw;transform:translateX(-50%);background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(17,10,13,.98),rgba(44,21,27,.85) 66%,rgba(23,12,15,.8)),url('./velvet-salon.png') center 46%/cover no-repeat}
.interior-hero-house::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(23,14,16,.8),rgba(58,32,31,.46) 58%,rgba(48,29,25,.2)),url('./house-drawing-room.png') center/cover no-repeat}
.interior-hero-membership::before{background-color:#170a0e;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(20,8,12,.9),rgba(49,16,29,.58) 54%,rgba(34,12,20,.16)),url('./membership-study.png');background-position:center,right center;background-size:100% 100%,auto 100%;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.interior-hero-experience::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(18,9,12,.83),rgba(43,18,25,.45) 56%,rgba(26,12,16,.13)),url('./experience-salon.png') center/cover no-repeat}
.interior-hero-code::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(17,8,12,.86),rgba(43,16,27,.49) 56%,rgba(22,10,16,.16)),url('./velvet-code-dressing-room.png') center/cover no-repeat}
.interior-hero-consideration::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(12,10,15,.82),rgba(35,19,26,.43) 56%,rgba(18,12,18,.14)),url('./request-consideration-entrance.png') center/cover no-repeat}
.standards-page{max-width:980px}.standards-page h2{margin:1rem 0 1.3rem}.standards-intro{max-width:680px;font:1.32rem/1.55 var(--serif);color:var(--cream);margin-bottom:3.5rem}.standards-list{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:2.5rem}.standards-list article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:70px 1fr;gap:1rem;padding:2rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.standards-list span{font:.68rem var(--sans);letter-spacing:.16em;color:var(--gold)}.standards-list h3{font:1.55rem var(--serif);color:var(--cream);margin:0 0 .6rem}.standards-list p{margin:0;max-width:700px}.standards-close{font-size:.8rem;max-width:700px;margin:0 0 2rem}@media(max-width:560px){.standards-list article{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:.6rem;padding:1.6rem 0}.standards-list h3{font-size:1.35rem}}
.footer-legal{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:1.5rem;padding-top:1.5rem;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;color:#9e8b80;font-size:.59rem;letter-spacing:.08em}.footer-legal a{color:var(--gold2);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:.25rem}@media(max-width:820px){.footer-legal{flex-direction:column;gap:.7rem}}
.interior-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.5rem,7vw,7rem);line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.055em;max-width:1000px;margin:1rem 0 1.4rem}
.interior-hero h1 em{font-weight:400}
.interior-hero>p:last-child{max-width:650px;font-size:1.05rem;color:#dfd1c6;margin:0}
.interior-hero+.section{padding-top:6rem}
@media(max-width:820px){
  .house-philosophy{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem}
  .interior-hero{min-height:390px;padding-top:11rem;padding-bottom:4rem}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .home-link-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .home-link-grid a{min-height:210px;padding:1.6rem}
  .interior-hero{padding-top:9.5rem}
  .interior-hero h1{font-size:3.4rem}
}

/* Pre-launch request-consideration form */
.application-form{margin-top:2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:1.5rem}.application-form label{display:block;margin:0 0 .5rem;color:#e3d5cb;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase}.application-form input,.application-form select,.application-form textarea{width:100%;border:1px solid rgba(224,198,150,.45);background:#0d090a;color:var(--cream);padding:.85rem .9rem;font:inherit;font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.4}.application-form select{min-height:3rem}.application-form textarea{min-height:8rem;resize:vertical}.application-form input::placeholder,.application-form textarea::placeholder{color:#98877f}.application-form input:focus,.application-form select:focus,.application-form textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--gold2);outline-offset:2px}.form-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1rem}.form-field{margin-bottom:1rem}.form-check{display:flex;gap:.75rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:1rem 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.5}.form-check input{width:1rem;height:1rem;flex:none;margin:.15rem 0 0;accent-color:var(--gold)}.application-form .button{width:100%;margin-top:.75rem;border-color:rgba(224,198,150,.45);color:#b8aaa1;cursor:not-allowed}.application-form .button[disabled]{opacity:.7}.form-status{margin:1rem 0 0;padding:1rem;border-left:2px solid var(--gold);background:#1d1215;color:#d9cbc1;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.6}.application-note{padding:1rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.78rem;color:#b9a9a0}.application-note strong{display:block;color:var(--gold);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.14em;margin-bottom:.4rem}
@media(max-width:560px){.form-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.application-form .button:not([disabled]){cursor:pointer;color:#e3d5cb}