The next Milan Fashion Week, which will run from September 22nd – 28th, will be a show worthy of the city, Mayor Letizia Moratti has vowed.

In February the prêt-à-porter event was cut to four days to suit the schedule of Anna Wintour, the editor of American Vogue.

Italian, and particularly Milanese, anger over Wintour’s behaviour took quite a while to die down and Mayor Moratti said, “No one, not even if her name is Anna Wintour, can take the liberty to do and undo our fashion schedule”.

So clearly there will be no such concessions this time. Instead, the occasion will be celebrated for three weeks with innovative events both in the centre of Milan and on its outskirts.

Fashion, Mayor Moratti reminded journalists, comprises 11% of Italy’s manufacturing industry and employs one million people with Milan as its undisputed capital.

Enjoy this video about the Milan Fashion Week Spring Summer 2010:

Have you ever been in Milan during Fashion Week?