In 1984, Laurence was featured in the West End musical spectacular ‘Y’ at London’s Piccadilly Theatre, as a performing waiter in which he had a solo tap dancing and MC spot. The production starred Arturo Brachetti, and Laurence appeared in it for several months. Sometime after this, Laurence started putting on fashion shows in America, which were termed ‘wearable art for durable people’. ‘At that time, fashion was very important, and I wanted to take the catwalk and introduce it into a club environment, so about twenty of us would go to New York once a month and wreak havoc.’ The group included Spider from The Pogues, and after the party, the gang would hang out in after-hours clubs like the Paradise Garage. ‘We used to attract top celebrities. I was hanging out with people like Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Andy Warhol. They used to come to the fashion shows because they were so different. I was never in it for the money we just did it for the lig.’ Another fashion show Laurence produced, An Esoteric Extravaganza, was requested by Dianne Brill ‘Queen of New York’s nightlife’ for her trendy New York hotspot Danceteria that her boyfriend, Rudolph, owned.