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January 21, 2024

By Ikshit Pande

India Creative Inc.

January 21, 2024By Ikshit Pande

For the inaugural issue, The Word. celebrates India’s creative spirit through what might be the world’s most ambitious cover series. Featuring 139 coverstars…powerhouses from the fields of art, film, fashion, food, music, content creation, and more, India Creative Inc. honours the talents leading the country’s creative order.

January 21, 2024

By Ikshit Pande

Fashion enthusiasts reveal their favourite pieces from homegrown brands

January 21, 2024By Ikshit Pande

“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!”

February 16, 2023

By Ikshit Pande

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

February 16, 2023By Ikshit Pande

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.

November 11, 2022

By Ikshit Pande

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

November 11, 2022By Ikshit Pande

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

June 16, 2022

By Ikshit Pande

QUOD's Wonderland Series Is Unconfined, Bold & Individualistic

June 16, 2022By Ikshit Pande

“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.”

March 05, 2022

By Ikshit Pande

A POEM FROM BANARAS, ON THE RUNWAY IN DUBAI

March 05, 2022By Ikshit Pande

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.

March 01, 2022

By Ikshit Pande

Do Brand Logos Mean Anything to You?

March 01, 2022By Ikshit Pande

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.

December 20, 2021

By Ikshit Pande