HOW IKSHIT PANDE GIVES TRADITIONAL FABRICS A NEW LIFE FOR HIS LABEL, QUOD

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.

By Ikshit Pande

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.

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“QUOD is about exploring new things, or doing existing things in a fresh manner. And we take that very seriously,” Pande, founder and artistic director of QUOD tells Bazaar India in an exclusive conversation. “Our most important endeavour remains to explore traditional crafts, textile, and dress-making, and contextualise them in a manner that is global, and perhaps, alien to that craft,” he adds.