Lilian Cahn

Lillian Cahn (née Lenovitz; December 11, 1923 – March 4, 2013) was a Hungarian-born American businessperson who co-founded Coach New York with her husband, Miles Cahn. Lillian Cahn also created Coach's first line of handbags, which remains the label's trademark consumer product. She had emigrated to the United States with her family during the Great Depression. After selling Coach in 1985, the Cahns operated a goat farm and cheese-making business in Pine Plains, New York.

Biography

Early life Lillian Cahn was born Lillian Lenovitz on December 11, 1923 in Sátoraljaújhely. She emigrated to the United States with her family during the Great Depression. It was Lillian who suggested the company branch out into women's handbags.

Cahn was posthumously inducted into the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2025.