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Fashion enthusiasts reveal their favourite pieces from homegrown brands

“This outfit is from my favourite Indian label called QUOD by Ikshit Pande. I first explored the brand when I had just begun my modelling career. QUOD was one of the first few labels I shot for, and that’s why this home-grown brand is so special to me... The brand is equal parts feminine and sustainable, and I always enjoy styling this piece. At first glance, it looks like a dress, but isn’t. It features three separates... For the day, I like to pair the red, ruffled shirt with trousers and sneakers. For the night, I pair the top with solid details with a black skirt and stilettoes. And for a special event, I bring all three separates together and receive many compliments!”

How Ikshit Pande Gives Traditional Fabrics a New Life for His Label, QUOD

Sweaters with four sleeves, Benarasi weaves with zari seahorses, and delightful, gender-fluid, non-binary ensembles...these are the recent imaginations of New-York based designer Ikshit Pande, who has caught the attention of independent-minded dressers across the world. For each of India-based label QUOD’s wonderfully engineered, handwoven and hand-knit separates, paired with gold-plated jewellery, is a statement in itself.

Swara Bhaskar is Here to Rewrite the Rules and Pave Her Own Path to Success

"The outspoken actor plans to stay vocal about the values she believes in, despite the any naysayers that try to stop her."

QUOD's Wonderland Series Is Unconfined, Bold & Individualistic

“Shot by Varun Sikka, the QUOD in Wonderland series of images set out to unpack all that the QUOD brand embodies. With a special focus on expressing one’s individuality, what is deeper than flesh and bones and residing inside is exhibited in all its uninhibited glory. As if the persona has turned inside-out and the world around has transformed according to such a vision.”

A POEM FROM BANARAS, ON THE RUNWAY IN DUBAI

QUOD is extremely grateful for the valuable support and coveted invitation by the MIDDLE EAST FASHION COUNCIL to present QUOD AUTOMNE-HIVER 2022 collection at The Agenda, Media City Dubai during the Middle East Fashion Week between 26th to 30th March.

Do Brand Logos Mean Anything to You?

Each season Ikshit Pande, founder and designer of fashion label QUOD, mines the four-letter name of his brand—derived from the Latin 'quod erat demonstrandum'—for design inspirations. In the Cereal shirts and dresses, part of the Spring/Summer 2022 collection, illustrated prints depict a girl eating cereal shaped like the letters. The brand name pops in an acid green hue on a black pullover, in black typography on the pockets of a white shirt dress or as leitmotifs in QUOD’s pearl-sprinkled jewellery. For Autumn/Winter 2022, Pande has taken the visual language further, working with weavers in Varanasi. “The fabric is handwoven brocade and the signature QUOD wreath motif is crafted from double ply Banarasi zari,” he says showing photographs (banner image, top right) from the collection over a virtual call.

How Women Can Dress To Stay Warm When It’s Ice-Cold

It's Still as Important as Ever to Buy From BIPOC Brands—Here's Where to Shop

Over the past year and a half, almost every aspect of our lives has changed. Between grappling with the myriad challenges brought on by a pandemic and attempting to rectify systemic racism, the impact of this moment in time has infiltrated everything—including the fashion industry. This evolution has manifested in the most widespread call to action, with consumers having more power than ever to demonstrate support with their wallets. While we may be in a new season and about to enter a new year, it's more important than ever to continue the momentum and support BIPOC-owned fashion brands.

QUOD Is A Striking Exploration Of Power, Nature & Femininity

Amongst several other labels emerging in the contemporary fashion realm, Ikshit Pande’s QUOD really brings along an edge that is not easy to forget. Shuttling between two culturally distinct cities, New York and New Delhi, QUOD’s collection carries the semblance of the pace, culture and the vibrance that both these cities have to offer. Pande’s creations are a bold union of elements in fashion that would otherwise be considered as polar opposites. Uniting modern streetwear, experimental tailoring and period femininity, QUOD produces ensembles that are a powerful imagination of what 21st century dressing could look like.

Quod Erat Demonstrandum: Meet The New Kid On The Fashion Block

Label Quod Erat Demonstrandum launched in January 2019 and has grown faster than you can pronounce its name. Designed for women, the first collection by Quod fuses femininity with modern streetwear and formal menswear. With sharp yet unconfined silhouettes, the collection incorporates soft, flowy materials along with a combination of high contrast monochromatic colours and minimal yet striking details.

Meet Ikshit Pande, The Winning Designer At Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2020

Before starting with his label ‘QUOD’ in New York and New Delhi a little over a year ago, designer Ikshit Pande worked in advertising and brand management for eight long years. After hitting the thirty mark, he decided to listen to his creative calling. Ikshit’s move to NYC in 2017 led him to study at Parsons School of Design and work with well-known designer Vera Wang. Now, he mostly shuttles between the two cities, with his label gaining momentum.

New label Quod brings together hyper-feminine styles with a rebellious edge

Founded in 2019, QUOD takes inspiration from the Latin phrase ‘thus it has been demonstrated’. The label is an amalgamation of experimental tailoring and modern elegance coming together in timeless styles. Founded by New York-based Ikshit Pande, QUOD beautifully exemplifies its founder’s infectious creative energy. In a conversation with ELLE, the 32-year-old designer talks about his influences and the creative process.

QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM

Sharp tailored edges juxtaposed with the classics: cotton twill, tulle and net. Such is the tenor of Ikshit Pande’s Quod Erat Demonstrandum. His monochromatic seams and darts fuse the polar opposites of formal menswear and street style together creating experimental couture for the 21st century woman; one who is constantly on the lookout for redefining her identity as she manoeuvres through the complexities of life.

Ikshit Pande Explains How He Built A Truly Global Brand, QUOD, With Its Roots in India

Ikshit Pande is a Nainital-born who studied in Delhi, worked in Mumbai, completed his masters’ in design further in New York, and founded QUOD, a brand that retails worldwide.

Why millennials need to take note of fashion label QUOD

Modern fashionscape’s seasons and sensibilities are defined by prêt-à-porter and couture, but there are a few emerging designers challenging these conventions. One such designer is QUOD’s Ikshit Pande.

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