Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SIEGEL HOWARD B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHEROKEE INC [CHKE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5990 SEPULVEDA BLVD #600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2013
(Street)

SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91411		 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               38,718 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 Option $ 22.7             08/21/2009 08/21/2015 common stock 3,333   3,333 D  
Common Stock Option $ 22.7             08/21/2010 08/21/2015 common stock 3,333   6,666 D  
Common Stock Option $ 22.7             08/21/2011 08/21/2015 common stock 3,334   10,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 16.08             02/01/2011 02/01/2015 common stock 16,666   26,666 D  
Common Stock Option $ 16.08             02/01/2012 02/01/2015 common stock 16,667   43,333 D  
Common Stock Option $ 16.08             02/01/2013 02/01/2015 common stock 16,667   60,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 18.3             08/26/2011 08/26/2017 common stock 16,666   76,666 D  
Common Stock Option $ 18.3             08/26/2012 08/26/2017 common stock 16,667   93,333 D  
Common Stock Option $ 18.3             08/26/2013 08/26/2017 common stock 16,667   110,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 17.21             03/23/2012 03/23/2018 Common Stock 20,000   130,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 17.21             03/23/2013 03/23/2018 Common Stock 20,000   150,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 17.21             03/23/2014 03/23/2018 Common Stock 20,000   170,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 17.21             03/23/2015 03/23/2018 Common Stock 20,000   190,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 17.21             03/23/2016 03/23/2018 Common Stock 20,000   210,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 13.06             06/18/2013 06/18/2019 Common Stock 20,000   230,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 13.06             06/18/2014 06/18/2019 Common Stock 20,000   250,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 13.06             06/18/2015 06/18/2019 Common Stock 20,000   270,000 D  
Performance Stock Unit (1) 04/15/2013   A     17,000   (2)(3) 01/30/2016 Common Stock 17,000 $ 0 287,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SIEGEL HOWARD B
5990 SEPULVEDA BLVD #600
SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91411		       President  

Signatures

 Jason Boling under POA for Howard Siegel   04/17/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of Cherokee Inc. (the "Company").
(2) The performance units vest in up to three increments where the average closing price of the Company's common stock during the month preceding the end of the Company's fiscal year is (i) $15.35 for the Company's fiscal year ending February 1, 2014 ("Fiscal 2014"), (ii) $16.88 for the Company's fiscal year ending January 31, 2015 ("Fiscal 2015") and (iii) $18.57 for the Company's fiscal year ending January 30, 2016 ("Fiscal 2016"). If a price target is met, one-third of the shares subject to the award will vest. If such target is not met, one-third of the shares subject to the award will not vest and will roll over to the following fiscal year. For example, if at the end of Fiscal 2014 the Company's average closing share price for the month preceding the end of Fiscal 2014 is below $15.35, no portion of the performance stock award will vest and one-third of the total shares subject to the award will roll-forward for Fiscal 2015.
(3) Similarly, if both of the targets for Fiscal 2014 and Fiscal 2015 are not met, all shares subject to the performance stock award may still vest in the event that the Company's average closing share price for the month preceding the end of Fiscal 2016 is at least $18.57.

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