/* =========================================================
   HERO EXPANDING CAROUSEL SLIDER (ALL CARDS PRESERVED)
========================================================= */
.hero-banner {
  position: relative;
  height: 88vh;
  min-height: 620px;
  max-height: 840px;
  background: #000;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
  user-select: none;
  width: 100%;
}

.hero-slide-list {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

/* Base style for Floating Cards */
.hero-slide-item {
  position: absolute;
  top: auto;
  bottom: 105px;
  transform: none;
  transform-origin: center center;
  width: 150px;
  height: 190px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  transition: left 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              bottom 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              top 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              width 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              height 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              border-radius 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              transform 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              opacity 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), 
              box-shadow 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 184, 118, 0.3);
  cursor: pointer;
  z-index: 20;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
}

/* ONLY 1st Item is Full Background & Text Active */
.hero-slide-item:nth-child(1) {
  top: 50% !important;
  bottom: auto !important;
  left: 50% !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  border: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  cursor: default !important;
  z-index: 1 !important;
}

.hero-slide-item:nth-child(1) .hero-slide-content {
  display: block !important;
}

/* Floating Cards Row (Starts immediately from 2nd item) */
.hero-slide-item:nth-child(2) { left: calc(50% + 20px); opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.hero-slide-item:nth-child(3) { left: calc(50% + 185px); opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.hero-slide-item:nth-child(4) { left: calc(50% + 350px); opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.hero-slide-item:nth-child(5) { left: calc(50% + 515px); opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.hero-slide-item:nth-child(6) { left: calc(50% + 680px); opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.hero-slide-item:nth-child(n+7) {
  left: calc(50% + 845px);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Single Slide Protection */
.hero-banner.is-single-slide .hero-controls-panel {
  display: none !important;
}

/* Overlay & Background Gradients */
.hero-slide-item::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 100%);
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease;
  z-index: 2;
}

.hero-slide-item:nth-child(1)::after {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11,10,8,0.94) 0%, rgba(11,10,8,0.7) 45%, rgba(11,10,8,0.2) 100%),
              linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11,10,8,0.5) 0%, transparent 40%, rgba(11,10,8,0.9) 100%);
}

/* Left Editorial Content */
.hero-content-wrapper {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-content-wrapper .container {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.hero-slide-content {
  width: 520px;
  max-width: 100%;
  text-align: left;
  display: none;
  pointer-events: auto;
  padding-bottom: 30px;
}

.hero-tagline-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: heroContentIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.15s forwards;
}
.hero-tagline-dash {
  width: 28px;
  height: 3px;
  background: #D9B876;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.hero-tagline-text {
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #D9B876;
}

.hero-slide-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 4.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.02;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: heroContentIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.3s forwards;
}
.hero-slide-title span {
  display: block;
  color: #F2E4C4;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
}

.hero-slide-desc {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(251, 248, 242, 0.82);
  font-weight: 300;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  max-width: 440px;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: heroContentIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.45s forwards;
}

.hero-slide-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: heroContentIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.6s forwards;
}

.hero-btn-pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 6px 26px 6px 8px;
  border-radius: 40px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 184, 118, 0.4);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
}
.hero-btn-circle-gold {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #D9B876;
  color: #0B0A08;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1), background 0.3s, color 0.3s;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.hero-btn-pill:hover {
  background: #B08A45;
  border-color: #B08A45;
  color: #0B0A08;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(176, 138, 69, 0.35);
}
.hero-btn-pill:hover .hero-btn-circle-gold {
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: #0B0A08;
  color: #D9B876;
}

/* Card Meta (Hidden only on the active background slide) */
.hero-card-meta {
  position: absolute;
  left: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  bottom: 14px;
  z-index: 5;
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
}

.hero-slide-item:nth-child(1) .hero-card-meta {
  display: none !important;
}

.hero-card-meta span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #D9B876;
  letter-spacing: 1.4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}
.hero-card-meta h5 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: #FBF8F2;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Controls Panel */
.hero-controls-panel {
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(50% + 20px);
  bottom: 40px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  z-index: 30;
}
.hero-arrow-group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.hero-ctrl-arrow {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 184, 118, 0.4);
  background-color: rgba(11, 10, 8, 0.65) !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  color: #D9B876;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0 !important;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.hero-ctrl-arrow:hover {
  background-color: #D9B876 !important;
  color: #0B0A08;
  border-color: #D9B876;
  transform: scale(1.06);
}
.hero-progress-track {
  width: 220px;
  height: 2px;
  background: rgba(251, 248, 242, 0.2);
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-progress-fill {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 16.66%;
  background: #D9B876;
  transition: width 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.hero-number-slider {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #D9B876;
  height: 40px;
  line-height: 40px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  min-width: 35px;
  text-align: left;
}
.hero-number-track {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  transition: transform 0.65s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.hero-number-track span {
  height: 40px;
  line-height: 40px;
  display: block;
}

@keyframes heroContentIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .hero-slide-item:nth-child(2) { left: calc(50% - 10px); width: 145px; height: 205px; bottom: 95px; }
  .hero-slide-item:nth-child(3) { left: calc(50% + 150px); width: 145px; height: 205px; bottom: 95px; }
  .hero-slide-item:nth-child(4) { left: calc(50% + 310px); width: 145px; height: 205px; bottom: 95px; }
  .hero-slide-item:nth-child(n+5) { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
  .hero-controls-panel { left: calc(50% - 10px); bottom: 35px; }
  .hero-progress-track { width: 160px; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero-slide-content { width: 100%; padding-bottom: 20px; }
  .hero-slide-title { font-size: 3.2rem; }
  .hero-slide-item:nth-child(2) { left: auto; right: 24px; width: 130px; height: 180px; bottom: 85px; }
  .hero-slide-item:nth-child(n+3) { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
  .hero-controls-panel { left: 24px; bottom: 25px; }
  .hero-progress-track { width: 120px; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero-banner{height: 60vh; min-height: 500px;}
  .hero-slide-title { font-size: 2.6rem; }
  .hero-slide-item:nth-child(2) { display: none !important; }
  .hero-controls-panel { left: 16px; right: 16px; justify-content: space-between; bottom: 25px; }
  .hero-progress-track { width: 160px; }
}