/*
Theme Name: Most Luxurious List
Theme URI: https://mostluxuriouslist.com/
Author: MostLuxuriousList Editorial
Description: Custom black and gold editorial WordPress magazine theme with homepage controls, author archive, editorial SEO tools and image optimization.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: mostluxuriouslist
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
*/
:root{--black:#101011;--gold:#d9ac46;--gold2:#f4d37b;--cream:#faf7f0;--ink:#1c1b1a;--muted:#777;--line:#e6ddce}*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;color:var(--ink);font:16px/1.65 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background:#fff}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:#aa771b}img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}h1,h2,h3,h4,.brand,.nav{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:1.18}h1{font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,58px)}h2{font-size:clamp(26px,2.7vw,36px)}h3{font-size:21px}button,input,textarea{font:inherit}button,.btn{cursor:pointer}.container{max-width:1460px;margin:auto;padding:0 28px}.topbar{background:#080809;color:#ddd;font-size:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #393125}.topbar .container{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:7px}.topbar a{margin-left:15px}.site-header{background:#0e0e0f;color:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid 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/* v1.1: one-row desktop navigation and visible editorial credibility panels */
@media (min-width: 1101px){
 .site-header .header-inner{display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:12px;min-height:82px;max-width:1600px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px}
 .site-header .brand{font-size:clamp(20px,2vw,29px);flex:0 1 auto;min-width:0;letter-spacing:-.7px}
 .site-header .crown{font-size:31px;margin-right:8px}
 .site-header .brand small{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:1.3px}
 .site-header .nav{display:block;flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;width:auto;margin-left:auto;font:600 clamp(10px,.78vw,12px)/1.2 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}
 .site-header .nav .menu{display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;justify-content:flex-end;gap:0}
 .site-header .nav .menu>li{flex:0 0 auto}
 .site-header .nav .menu>li>a{padding:11px clamp(4px,.55vw,9px);white-space:nowrap}
 .site-header .nav .menu>li>ul{display:none}
 .site-header .nav .menu>li:hover>ul,.site-header .nav .menu>li:focus-within>ul{display:block}
 .site-header .search-form{flex:0 0 auto}
 .site-header .search-form input{width:0;opacity:0;padding:8px 0;border:0;transition:width .2s,opacity .2s}
 .site-header .search-form:focus-within input{width:125px;opacity:1;padding:8px;border:1px solid #a88c52}
 .site-header .search-form button{padding:8px 10px}
}
@media (min-width:1101px) and (max-width:1320px){.site-header .brand{font-size:20px}.site-header .crown{font-size:26px}.site-header .nav{font-size:10px}.site-header .nav .menu>li>a{padding:10px 4px}}
.author-trust-section{background:#fffaf0;border-top:1px solid #e8d8b6;border-bottom:1px solid #e8d8b6}
.author-trust-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.25fr 1fr 1fr;gap:18px;align-items:stretch}
.home-author-panel,.home-trust-panel{padding:28px;border:1px solid #e5d6b7;border-radius:7px;background:#fff}
.home-author-panel{background:linear-gradient(140deg,#15120f,#2d2417);color:#fff}
.home-author-panel h3,.home-trust-panel h3{margin:8px 0 12px;font-size:24px}
.home-author-panel p,.home-trust-panel p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.7}
.home-trust-panel a{color:#95650d;font-weight:700}
.home-author-panel .btn{display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;font-size:13px}
@media(max-width:1100px){.author-trust-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.home-author-panel{grid-column:1/-1}}
@media(max-width:650px){.author-trust-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.home-author-panel{grid-column:auto}}


/* v1.4: consistent vector category icons; no font glyphs */
.cat-grid .cat-icon{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:38px;margin-bottom:7px;color:var(--gold)}
.cat-grid .mll-category-svg{width:30px;height:30px;display:block;flex:none;transition:transform .2s ease}
.cat-grid a:hover .mll-category-svg{transform:translateY(-3px)}