FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   HEADLANDS STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP (THE PARTNERSHIP) 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHEROKEE INC [CHKE] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE FERRY BUILDING, SUITE 255 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock (1) (2) 968,188 (3) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HEADLANDS STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP (THE PARTNERSHIP) ONE FERRY BUILDING SUITE 255 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	  X	Â	Â
Headlands Capital Management, LLC ONE FERRY BUILDING SUITE 255 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	Â	Â	General Partner of 10% Owner
Cost David W Jr ONE FERRY BUILDING SUITE 255 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	Â	Â	Member of General Partner
Park David E III ONE FERRY BUILDING SUITE 255 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	Â	Â	Member of General Partner

Signatures

/S/ DAVID W. COST JR.		05/10/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	This Form 3 is filed on behalf of Headlands Strategic Opportunities Fund, LP (the "Fund"), Headlands Capital Management, LLC (the "GP"), David E. Park III and David W. Cost Jr. The GP is the general partner of the Fund. Messrs. Park and Cost are the sole members of the investment committee of the GP. The investment committee of the GP has collective investment discretion over such shares held by the Fund.
(2)	As the general partner of the Fund, the GP may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of such shares under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). As the members of the investment committee of the GP, Messrs. Park and Cost may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owners of such shares under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under the Exchange Act. However, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) promulgated under the Exchange Act, each of the GP, Mr. Park and Mr. Cost disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest.
(3)	Securities are directly owned by the Fund. The GP, Mr. Park and Mr. Cost may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of these shares. See Footnotes 1 and 2.

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