Nicole Kidman On Female Empowerment And Precious Family Time

In Shanghai for the launch of Omega’s 2018 Constellation “Manhattan” collection, Nicole Kidman shares her thoughts on female empowerment and precious family time.

- Jamie Nonis

There’s an air of anticipation at The Peninsula Shanghai. Somewhere within the walls of the hotel are four beautiful and highly accomplished women, with an international bevy of journalists waiting patiently for a few precious moments with them. Omega brand ambassadors Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman (with whom I’m slated to speak with in a few moments), supermodel Cindy Crawford, Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio and Chinese actress Liu Shishi have flown into Shanghai for the unveiling of the brand’s 2018 Constellation “Manhattan” collection and it looks like the event is going to be quite epic.

For one, the launch event later this evening is to be held at the Expo-I Pavilion, a cavernous location that has been completely transformed for the occasion. Then, there’s the fact that an impressive 101 new models are entering the Omega universe, each carefully nurtured to perfect precision, and bearing several distinctive hallmarks that have made the Constellation line an icon of a generation.

First introduced in 1952, the Constellation has undergone multiple makeovers over the decades, but one thing has always remained—the diminutive Constellation star, only ever deviating from its six o’clock position on the dial for very special edition designs. Then, in 1982, Omega introduced the Constellation “Manhattan” with its iconic four-claw design on its case, and gave the world a version that is still instantly recognisable even 25 years later.