[1] In 1960, inspired by the movie West Side Story, he moved to New York City fifteen days after watching it.
[2] Sanchez started his own company in 1974, where he introduced techniques normally used in dress construction to slips and caftans, making underwear resemble outerwear.
[1] He designed the lingerie used by Cher in the comedy horror The Witches of Eastwick and some dresses for Tina Turner shows.
Very known in New York, he was a regular at Studio 54 nightclub and his agenda of friends and contacts included Yves Saint Laurent, Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol, and Jerry Hall.
Sanchez later worked for Nina Ricci, Christian Dior (where St. Laurent hired him to design lingerie), the New York lingerie company Warner's, and Yalla Inc.[1] He died on 28 June 2006 in Manhattan, New York, from cardiac arrest arising from complications of leishmaniasis, a disease transmitted by sand fly bites.