Mr. Cahn and his wife, Lillian Cahn, founded Coach in 1961 after buying a small wallet manufacturer on West 34th Street and renaming it. “I scoffed at first,” Mr. Cahn told The New York Times in 2013, when his wife died at 89. Mr. Cahn graduated from the City College of New York and later served in the Army during World War II. The couple sold the farm in 2006, and Mr. Cahn retired at age 85. Mr. Cahn, who lived on the Upper West Side, is survived by his children Julie, David and Susi, all with the surname Cahn, and five grandchildren.

Source: New York Times February 12, 2017 00:30 UTC