SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                               (Amendment No. 1)


                                 Cherokee Inc.
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                               (Name of Issuer)


                    Common Stock, $.02 Par Value Per Share
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   16444H102
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                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


                               December 31, 2002
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            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:


                  [ ]  RULE 13d-1(b)
                  [X]  RULE 13d-1(c)
                  [ ]  RULE 13d-1(d)




CUSIP No.16444H102                  13G                        Page 2 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


     Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. 13-3688497
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
     Reporting person is affiliated with other persons           (b)  [X]

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


     Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           150,300 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING         150,300 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


     150,300 Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9


     1.8% of Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


     PN
________________________________________________________________________________



CUSIP No.16444H102                  13G                        Page 3 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


     Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I  13-3953291
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
     Reporting person is affiliated with other persons           (b)  [X]

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


     Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           186,200 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING         186,200 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


     186,200 Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9


     2.2% of Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


     PN
________________________________________________________________________________



CUSIP No.16444H102                  13G                        Page 4 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


     Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. (No IRS Identification No.)
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
     Reporting person is affiliated with other persons           (b)  [X]

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


     Cayman Islands
________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           88,500 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING         88,500 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


     88,500 Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9


     1.1% of Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


     CO
________________________________________________________________________________



CUSIP No.16444H102                  13G                        Page 5 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


     Wynnefield Capital Mangement, LLC  13-4018186
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
     Reporting person is affiliated with other persons           (b)  [X]

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


     New York
________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           336,500 Shares (1)
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING         336,500 Shares (1)
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


     336,500 Shares (1)
________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9


     4.1% of Common Stock (1)
________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


     OO (Limited Liability Company
________________________________________________________________________________

(1)  Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial interest in
     these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners
     Small Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I.



CUSIP No.16444H102                  13G                        Page 6 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


     Wynnefield Capital, Inc. (No IRS Identification No.)
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
     Reporting person is affiliated with other persons           (b)  [X]

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


     Cayman Islands
________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           88,500 Shares (1)
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING         88,500 Shares (1)
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


     88,500 Shares (1)
________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9


     1.1% of Common Stock (1)
________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


     CO
________________________________________________________________________________

(1)  Wynnefield Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial interest in these
     shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value
     Offshore Fund, Ltd.




ITEM 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

            Cherokee Inc.

ITEM 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            6835 Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys, CA  91406


ITEM 2(a).  Names of Persons Filing:

            Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. ("Partners")
            Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I ("Partners I")
            Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Fund")
            Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM")
            Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI")

ITEM 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office Or, If None, Residence:

            450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509, New York, New York 10123

ITEM 2(c).  Citizenship:

            Partners and Partners I are Delaware Limited Partnerships
            Fund and WCI are Cayman Islands Companies
            WCM is a New York Limited Liability Company

ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

           Common Stock, $.02 Par Value Per Share

ITEM 2(e).  CUSIP Number:16444H102

ITEM 3.    If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
           or (c), check whether the person filing is: None of the reporting
           persons is an entity specified in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii).



ITEM 4.     Ownership:

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned by all reporting persons: 425,000 Shares

     (b)  Percent of class: 5.1 % of Common Stock

     (c)  Number of shares as to which the reporting persons have:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 425,000 Shares

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote (iii) sole power to
               dispose or to direct the disposition:

                  425,000 Shares

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition ----

ITEM 5.    Ownership of five percent or less of a class.

           Not applicable.

ITEM 6.    Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person.

           Not applicable.

ITEM 7.    Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired
           the security being reported on by the parent holding company.

           Not applicable.

ITEM 8.    Identification and classification of members of the group.

           None of the reporting persons who have filed this schedule is a
           person, as defined in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii), promulgated pursuant to
           the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

ITEM 9.  Notice of dissolution of group.

           Not applicable.






ITEM 10.  Certifications.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Dated:  February 12, 2003

                              WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.

                              By:  Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
                                    General Partner

                                    By:  /s/ Nelson Obus
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Nelson Obus, Managing Member


                              WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I

                              By:  Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
                                     General Partner

                                    By:   /s/ Nelson Obus
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                          Nelson Obus, Managing Member

                              WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.

                               By:  Wynnefield Capital, Inc.

                                    By:  /s/ Nelson Obus
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Nelson Obus, President


                              WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

                              By:  /s/ Nelson Obus
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Nelson Obus, Managing Member


                              WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.

                              By:  /s/ Nelson Obus
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Nelson Obus, President