Founded in February 2012 in New Delhi by Avinash Pathania and Kiran Kheva, both in their early twenties at the time, IFFD aimed to create a platform for new talent.

[5] Actress Mandria Bedi and transgender rights activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi walked the runway for Akassh K. Aggarwa who designs gender equality jewelry.

[7] Other designers who showed their collections at the sixth season were Ashok Maanay, Architha Narayanam, Dheeru & Nitika, Nandita Ramesh, and Rajdeep Ranawat.

[11] Some of the celebrities at the seventh season were Zeenat Aman, Mugdha Godse, Esha Gupta, Soha Ali Khan, and Sharmila Tagore.

In April 2017, the eighth season of India Runway Week was a three-day event featuring collections by 39 designers and four non-government organizations that worked with weavers from different states.

Some of the celebrities at the eighth India Runway Week were Swara Bhaskar, Gauhar Khan, Shamita Shetty, Mugdha Godse, Poonam Dhillon, Mr. World Rohit Khandelwal, and Mannara Chopra.

[12] It moved to a new venue, Select Citywalk, and featured more than thirty designers, including Aayana by Siimi, Akassh K Aggarwal, Ted Baker, Jaivik Naari, and Nikhita Tandon.

[12] The event also spread a breast cancer awareness message in association with the cosmetic company Avon, which hosted a panel discussion.

[12] The event featured 35 designers and many celebrities, including Samant Chauhan, Poonam Dubey, Manish Gupta, Kaaisha by Shalini, Anjalee, Arjun Kapoor, Ashima Leena, Niki Mahajan, Nikhita Tandon, Nikhil Thampi, and Siddharth Tytler.