nav {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 0 48px;
    height: 92px;
    background: rgba(240,235,224,0.92);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(97,87,76,0.18);
  }

  /* Left brand logo */
  .nav-brand-logo {
    position: relative;
    left: auto;
    transform: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 6px 0;
    z-index: 2;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  }
  .nav-brand-logo:hover { opacity: 0.78; }
  .nav-brand-logo img {
    height: 86px;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 72px;
    display: block;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: left center;
    transition: height 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), max-width 0.55s ease, filter 0.45s ease, opacity 0.45s ease;
  }
  body.hero-visible .nav-brand-logo img {
    opacity: 0.95;
  }
  body.nav-compact nav.desktop-nav {
    height: 72px;
  }
  body.nav-compact .nav-brand-logo img {
    height: 64px;
    max-width: 54px;
  }

  .nav-center-logo { display: none !important; }

  /* ── RIGHT GROUP ── */
  .nav-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 28px;
    list-style: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .nav-links li { display: flex; align-items: center; }
  .nav-links a {
    font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 38px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    transition: color 0.3s;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a.active { color: var(--gold); }

  .nav-dropdown {
    position: relative;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    height: 38px;
    min-height: 38px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--muted);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    line-height: 1.2;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.3s;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-toggle:hover,
  .nav-dropdown-toggle:focus-visible,
  .nav-dropdown.is-open .nav-dropdown-toggle {
    color: var(--gold);
    outline: none;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-toggle .nav-arrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 1em;
    height: 1em;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1;
    opacity: 0.7;
    margin-bottom: 7%;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-toggle:hover .nav-arrow,
  .nav-dropdown-toggle:focus-visible .nav-arrow,
  .nav-dropdown.is-open .nav-dropdown-toggle .nav-arrow {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .nav-dropdown.is-open .nav-dropdown-toggle .nav-arrow {
    transform: translateY(-1px) rotate(180deg);
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 10px);
    left: 50%;
    min-width: 220px;
    padding: 8px;
    background: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.98);
    border: 1px solid rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.18);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(57, 46, 35, 0.14);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform: translate(-50%, -8px);
    transition: opacity 0.24s ease, transform 0.24s ease;
    z-index: 10;
  }
  .nav-dropdown.is-open .nav-dropdown-menu {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: translate(-50%, 0);
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu a {
    display: block;
    min-height: 42px;
    padding: 12px 14px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    line-height: 1.3;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover,
  .nav-dropdown-menu a:active {
    color: var(--muted);
    background: transparent;
    font-weight: 300;
    text-decoration: none;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu a:focus-visible {
    outline: 1px solid var(--gold);
    outline-offset: -1px;
  }

  .mobile-nav-dropdown-menu {
    overflow: hidden;
    max-height: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: max-height 0.28s ease, opacity 0.28s ease;
  }
  .mobile-nav-dropdown-menu a {
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 13px 0 13px 20px;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(250, 248, 244, 0.06);
    color: rgba(250, 248, 244, 0.48);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    line-height: 1.4;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .mobile-nav-dropdown-menu a:focus-visible {
    outline: 1px solid rgba(250, 248, 244, 0.4);
    outline-offset: -1px;
  }
  /* Dropdown sub-items opt out of the overlay's general link hover
     (color brighten + slide) — they should only ever change via
     .mobile-nav-dropdown.is-open, never on hover/active. */
  .mobile-nav-dropdown-menu .mobile-nav-link:hover,
  .mobile-nav-dropdown-menu .mobile-nav-link:active {
    color: rgba(250, 248, 244, 0.48);
    transform: none;
  }
  .mobile-nav-dropdown.is-open .mobile-nav-dropdown-menu {
    max-height: 220px;
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .mobile-nav-dropdown-toggle .link-arrow {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: transform 0.28s ease;
  }
  .mobile-nav-dropdown.is-open .mobile-nav-dropdown-toggle .link-arrow {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
  }
  .nav-book {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase;
    border: 0.5px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 3px;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    color: var(--charcoal); text-decoration: none;
    min-height: 38px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    transition: background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease,
                border-color 0.3s ease, border-radius 0.3s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .nav-book:hover,
  .nav-book:active,
  .nav-book:focus-visible {
    background: rgba(234, 228, 219, 0.12);
    border-color: currentColor;
    outline: none;
  }

  /* ── SECONDARY NAV STRIP ─────────────────────────── */
  .sec-nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 72px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 99;
    height: 52px;
    background: rgb(181 177 175 / 38%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
    transition: background 0.5s ease, border-color 0.5s ease, box-shadow 0.5s ease;
  }

  /* When hero scrolls away → warm cream to match primary nav */
  body:not(.hero-visible) .sec-nav {
    background: rgba(230, 224, 212, 0.94);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.16);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(92, 74, 53, 0.08);
  }

  .sec-nav-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 0 32px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    gap: 0;
  }
  .sec-nav-inner::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }

  .sec-nav-item {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(234, 228, 219, 0.82);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0 20px;
    height: 52px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    position: relative;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }

  /* Bottom underline reveal on hover */
  .sec-nav-item::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 20px;
    right: 20px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(234, 228, 219, 0.75);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: center;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }

  .sec-nav-item:hover { color: var(--gold); }
  .sec-nav-item:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

   /* Scrolled state: match primary nav palette */
  body:not(.hero-visible) .sec-nav-item {
    color: var(--muted);
  }
  body:not(.hero-visible) .sec-nav-item:hover {
    color: var(--charcoal);
  }
  body:not(.hero-visible) .sec-nav-item::after {
    background: var(--charcoal);
  }

  /* Diamond separators */
  .sec-nav-sep {
    font-size: 5px;
    color: rgba(234, 228, 219, 0.30);
    pointer-events: none;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    user-select: none;
    line-height: 1;
    transition: color 0.5s ease;
  }
  body:not(.hero-visible) .sec-nav-sep {
    color: rgba(139, 115, 85, 0.38);
  }

  /* Tablet: tighten spacing, left-align for scrollability */
  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .nav-right { gap: 18px; }
    .nav-links { gap: 18px; }
    .sec-nav-item { padding: 0 14px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
    .sec-nav-item::after { left: 14px; right: 14px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .sec-nav { height: 44px; }
    .sec-nav-inner { justify-content: flex-start; padding: 0 20px; }
    .sec-nav-item { font-size: 9.5px; padding: 0 12px; height: 44px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
    .sec-nav-item::after { left: 12px; right: 12px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .sec-nav { height: 40px; }
    .sec-nav-item { font-size: 9px; padding: 0 10px; height: 40px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
    .sec-nav-item::after { left: 10px; right: 10px; }
    .sec-nav-sep { font-size: 4px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 767px) {
    .nav-dropdown-menu,
    .nav-dropdown-toggle { display: none; }
  }