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Ekin Karasin

Alexa Chung puts a cool girl twist on early Valentine's festivities as she leads the week's celeb parties in London

Alexa Chung nailed her Valentine’s outfit - (Dave Bennet)

Alexa Chung brought her typical sartorial flair to the pre-Valentine’s Day celebrations amid a week of celebrity events across London.

The model and presenter slipped into a lacy black slip dress teamed with an androgynous blazer and simple courts at an intimate dinner hosted by DEBUTE co-founders, society sisters Lola Bute and Jazzy De Lisser, on Wednesday.

The candlelit event was held at The Dorchester’s Oliver Messel Suite to celebrate the launch of the brand’s latest capsule collection, Two of Hearts, which was intended to be a love letter to women who dress for themselves.

Chung rubbed shoulders with stars like Lily James, Tish Weinstock, Josephine de la Baume, Gala Gordon, Julia Hobbs, Ch’ita, Livvy Banks and Alyson Dubey.

A day earlier, fashion influencer Perrie Sian hosted a lavish breakfast at Nightingale restaurant in Mayfair to celebrate the second drop of her collection with Primark.

The designer brought together a slew of industry insiders to toast her Spring/Summer 2026 line with Perrie’s Primark Picks.

The model wore a black lace slip (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Gala Gordon, Lady Lola Bute, Jazzy de Lisser and Lily James at the Valentine’s dinner (Dave Benett)

Across town in east London, a gaggle of faces from the television world attended a Domino’s event to launch its new CHICK ‘N’ DIP sub-brand.

Rapper and actress Paigey Cakey joined a MAFS and Love Island stars to celebrate the pizza giant’s Shoreditch takeover, where guests were invited to swap spare foreign currency for free chicken and globally inspired dips.

Perrie Sian celebrated the launch of her second collection with Primark (Brett D. Cove)
Paigey Cakey attended a Domino’s takeover in Shoreditch (Simon Jacobs/PinPep)

The evening was soundtracked by flavour-fuelled entertainment including Katsu Karaoke, Mexican Wrestling and Wild West games.

The new range launches nationwide from Monday 9 February, bringing nine dips to Domino’s chicken across UK stores.

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