/* October styling extends the existing magazine; it does not replace its layout. */
.october-edition .comparison-story--purple{background:#1b1027;color:#f0e5f7}.october-edition .comparison-story--purple h3{color:#cd8eed}.october-edition .comparison-story--cap-junky{background:#17120b;color:#f7e7cc}.october-edition .comparison-story--cap-junky h3{color:#f1993d}.october-edition .comparison-story--headspace{background:#170b0d;color:#f2dfd9}.october-edition .comparison-story--headspace h3{color:#e25349}.october-edition .comparison-story__copy>span{letter-spacing:.18em}.october-edition .comparison-story__copy h3{font-family:Impact,'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.025em;line-height:1}.october-edition .comparison-story{border-color:#553d46}
body.purple{--accent:#cc8ced;background:#140d1c}body.monsters{--accent:#ef9b40;background:#140f09}body.classics{--accent:#e45045;background:#17090b}.monsters .issue-hero h1{font-family:Impact,'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(55px,7.5vw,120px)}.classics .issue-hero h1{font-family:Impact,'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;transform:rotate(-2deg);text-shadow:3px 3px 0 #531916}.issue-hero{border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent)}.issue-nav{border-bottom-color:var(--accent)}.purple .issue-band{background:#dfcbea}.monsters .issue-band{background:#dec7a6}.classics .issue-band{background:#e0d8ca}.issue-nav img{mix-blend-mode:screen}.issue-hero>div{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at top left,#ffffff08,transparent 65%)}.season-controls{padding:20px 5vw;border-bottom:1px solid #725744}.season-controls button[aria-pressed=true]{background:var(--accent);color:#111}.season-controls .note{margin:0 0 14px}
/* Preserve the photographer's full composition in feature pages. */
.issue-hero>img{height:auto;max-height:none;object-fit:contain;align-self:center}.flower-card img{aspect-ratio:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain}.monster-pair img{aspect-ratio:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain}.wide-detail img{height:auto;max-height:none;object-fit:contain}.classic-record>img{aspect-ratio:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain}.october-edition .comparison-story__photos figure img{object-fit:contain;transform:none}.october-edition .comparison-story__photos figure{overflow:hidden}@media(max-width:700px){.issue-hero>img,.wide-detail img{height:auto}.flower-card img,.classic-record>img{aspect-ratio:auto}}
/* Whole-flower comparison: matched frames, intact photographs, aligned labels. */
.monsters .monster-pair.whole-flower-view{gap:20px;padding:24px 5vw;align-items:stretch}
.monsters .monster-pair.whole-flower-view figure{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:#fff;min-width:0}
.monsters .monster-pair.whole-flower-view img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;object-position:center;padding:12px;background:#fff}
.monsters .monster-pair.whole-flower-view figcaption{margin-top:auto;min-height:112px;background:#eeeae2;color:#17120b;padding:20px 24px}
@media(max-width:700px){.monsters .monster-pair.whole-flower-view{gap:14px;padding:18px}.monsters .monster-pair.whole-flower-view figcaption{min-height:0}}
/* Feature photographs share a consistent two-by-two frame without cutting the images. */
.monsters .monster-pair:not(.whole-flower-view){gap:20px;padding:24px 5vw;align-items:stretch}
.monsters .monster-pair:not(.whole-flower-view) figure{display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-width:0;background:#140f09}
.monsters .monster-pair:not(.whole-flower-view) img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;object-position:center}
.monsters .monster-pair:not(.whole-flower-view) figcaption{margin-top:auto;min-height:112px;padding:20px 24px;background:#21180f}
@media(max-width:700px){.monsters .monster-pair:not(.whole-flower-view){gap:14px;padding:18px}.monsters .monster-pair:not(.whole-flower-view) figcaption{min-height:0}}