Fashion designer sylvie cachay

Murder of a swimsuit designer in Manhattan, US

Sylvie Cachay (c. 1977—December 9, 2010) was a Peruvian American swimsuit designer who was strangled and drowned in an overflowing bathtub at the Soho House hotel in Manhattan on December 9, 2010.

Nicholas Brooks, her boyfriend of six months, was convicted of her second degree murder in July 2013 and sentenced to 25 years to life on September 23, 2013.^[1]

Early life and relationship

Cachay was born in Arlington, Virginia,^[2] to Antonio Cachay, a surgeon and otolaryngologist, and Sylvia Cachay, a painter.^[3] Sylvie was Peruvian American and a citizen of both countries,^[4] growing up in both Lima and Arlington.^[3]

She received her degree in fashion design from Marymount College.^[4] She worked as a designer for both Marc Jacobs and Tommy Hilfiger before joining the design team at Victoria's Secret and becoming their head swimsuit designer.