Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2016	Sep. 02, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CHEROKEE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000844161
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-28
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,712,488
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2