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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RAVICH JESS M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHEROKEE INC [CHKE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 149 S. BARRINGTON, #828 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/18/2012 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               23,969 D   Common Stock               50,000 I The Ravich Revocable Trust of 1989 Common Stock               60,000 I The Ravich Revocable Trust of 1989 Restricted Common Stock Award 06/18/2012   A   1,500 A $ 0 61,500 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock Options

$ 16.08

02/01/2011

02/01/2015

Common Stock

2,666

2,666

D

Common Stock Options

$ 16.08

02/01/2012

02/01/2015

Common Stock

2,667

5,333

D

Common Stock Options

$ 16.08

02/01/2013

02/01/2015

Common Stock

2,667

8,000

D

Common Stock Options

$ 18.15

01/28/2011

01/28/2016

Common Stock

100,000

108,000

D

Common Stock Options

$ 13.06

06/18/2012

06/18/2012

A

5,500

06/18/2012

06/18/2019

Common Stock

5,500

$ 13.06

113,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RAVICH JESS M 149 S. BARRINGTON, #828 LOS ANGELES, CA 90049	X

Signatures

Mark DiSiena under POA for Jess M. Ravich		06/20/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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Remarks: On June 18, 2012, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Cherokee Inc. ("Cherokee") granted Mr. Ravich a restricted stock award for 1,500 shares as noted above. There is no purchase price required by the recipient in connection with this award.  Such restricted stock award will vest in a single installment of 1,500 shares on the three year anniversary of the grant date. Such vesting will accelerate upon the earlier of (i) a change in control of Cherokee, (ii) the death of the recipient or (iii) the recipient's failure to be re-elected to the Board of Directors in any election in which the recipient stands for re-election. In addition, on June 18, 2012, the Committee granted Mr. Ravich 5,500 stock options as noted above. Such options are fully vested as of the grant date.

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