#brands {
      padding: 80px 0 100px;
    }

    /* ── SECTION HEADER ── */
    .section-header {
      padding: 0 40px 56px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: baseline;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 24px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .section-headline {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(38px, 4.5vw, 58px);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.0;
      letter-spacing: -0.025em;
      color: var(--fg);
    }

    .section-headline em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--fg-mid);
    }

    .section-meta {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--fg-dim);
    }

    /* ── GRID ── */
    /* Caddis: no card borders, no gap — just a ruled grid */
    .brands-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
    }

    /* ── CARD ── */
    .brand-card {
      position: relative;
      border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      padding: 28px 28px 32px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      background: #fff;
      transition: background 0.2s;
    }

    .brand-card:hover {
      background: #faf9f7;
    }

    /* ── CARD HEADER: name above image (Caddis pattern) ── */
    .card-header {
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .card-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 22px;
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.1;
      color: var(--fg);
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
          font-family: 'Awesome Serif', serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .card-type {
      display: block;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--fg-dim);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }

    .card-header-price {
      display: block;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 400;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--fg-dim);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }

    /* ── IMAGE ZONE ── */
    /* Square. Replace background with real img when ready. */
    .card-image {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: var(--cream-dark);
    }

    /* Each brand gets a distinct warm-toned placeholder */

    /* drop-in: just add an <img> inside .card-image and this handles it */
    .card-image img {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    /* placeholder brand initial — hidden once real photo is in */
    .card-image-ghost {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 56px;
      font-style: italic;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: rgba(0,0,0,0.07);
      user-select: none;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    /* hover reveal: second lifestyle image or alt view */
    .card-image-hover {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
    }

    .brand-card:hover .card-image-hover {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    /* ── OWN BRAND BADGE ── */
    .own-brand-tag {
      position: absolute;
      top: 10px;
      right: 10px;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 9px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #111;
      background: var(--accent);
      padding: 4px 9px;
      line-height: 1;
      z-index: 2;
      background:var(--maryblue)
    }

    /* ── CARD FOOTER ── */
    .card-footer {
      margin-top: 16px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 6px;
    }

    .card-description {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.55;
      color: var(--fg-mid);
    }

    /* ── SECTION FOOTER ── */
    .section-footer {
      margin-top: 0;
      padding: 32px 40px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 24px;
    }

    .section-footer-note {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--fg-mid);
    }

    .section-footer-cta {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--fg);
      text-decoration: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fg);
      padding-bottom: 2px;
      transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
    }

    .section-footer-cta:hover {
      color: var(--accent);
      border-color: var(--accent);
    }

    /* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .brands-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .section-header { padding: 0 20px 40px; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
      .section-footer { padding: 28px 20px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
      .brands-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr); padding:20px;}
      .brand-card { padding: 20px 20px 24px;margin-bottom:20px; }
      .card-name { font-size: 19px; }
      .card-image-ghost { font-size: 40px; }
    }