Was Sylvie Cachay's death at Soho House an accident or murder?
An Oscar winner’s son is accused of killing his swimsuit designer girlfriend at a trendy NYC hotel.
Updated on: August 1, 2026 / 10:59 PM EDT / CBS News
This story previously aired on July 16, 2016..
It was summer in Miami — two years before her death — and Sylvie Cachay was on top of the world. From all over the country, top bathing suit designers were vying for attention. But it seemed all eyes were on Sylvie and her swimwear line, Syla.
"You see a lot of stuff. ... but it's rare that you see wow. And that's definitely what we felt," said Sylvie's former publicist, Lesa McHale.
"It was sort of a PR dream ... The coverage was across the board from InStyle, and Vogue and Lucky and Elle," she explained. "... they were attracted not only to her product, but to her ... as an individual as sort of a style-setter in her own right."
Sports Illustrated chose Sylvie designed bikinis to feature in their swimsuit video.