Kaia Gerber returns to work after her brother Presley's tragic death


Presley Gerber passed away on September 20, and his death is being investigated as a suspected overdose


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Faye James
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Kaia Gerber has returned to work more than a month after her older brother, Presley Gerber, passed away in a sober living facility in California.

The 25-year-old is the star of JW Anderson's campaign with UGG, and featured in a photoshoot for the collaboration. In one photo, Kaia rocked a black one-shoulder dress with green UGGs as she sat on a patterned couch. 

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In another shot, she was pictured lying across a gray chair while dressed in a black lace dress and a leather jacket, this time with a pair of beige UGGs on her feet.

The model also sported blue jeans and a white singlet top alongside beige UGGs, and matched a pair of green UGGs with a denim jacket. It is unclear if the photoshoot took place before or after Presley's death on September 20.

Saying goodbye to Presley Gerber

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Presley passed away on September 20 aged 27

Presley was open about his struggles with addiction and poor mental health, and checked into Resolutions Living on September 19 around 10 p.m. He was rushed to the hospital the following morning before being pronounced dead.

His mother, Cindy Crawford, and his father, Rande Gerber, shared a heartbreaking statement via social media a month after his passing, alongside a black-and-white photo of their son.

See Kaia's emotional tribute to Presley below...

WATCH: Kaia Gerber shares emotional throwback video with late brother Presley

"We are beyond heartbroken to lose our beloved son and brother. We feel so blessed to have had Presley in our lives for 27 years," they wrote.

"He is a sweet, beautiful soul who loved and is loved, now and forever. We are so proud of how he showed up in the world, with kindness and vulnerability. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from so many who know and love our family and even strangers who feel our pain. Till we meet again our sweet boy. We love you forever, Mom, Dad and Kaia."

Kaia Gerber's heartbreaking statement

Kaia shared a separate statement on her social media page that delved into her close bond with Presley and her utter devastation over his passing.

"Prez, I don't have the words. And maybe the tiny mercy is that we don't need them all along," she wrote. 

Kaia Gerber and Presley Gerber shared a special bond© WWD via Getty Images
The model paid tribute to her late brother in October

"Words fail, and words subtract, and words summarize and words always lack truth. And how naive of me to believe that language could transcend grief."

"You know how much I loved being your sister," Kaia continued. 

Kaia Gerber and Presley Gerber have both forged careers in modelling© Getty
Presley was open about his addiction struggles

"It has always been, and will forever be, my favorite thing about myself. I came into this world with a white-knuckle grip around you. I had more love for you than I knew what to do with. And now that it has nowhere obvious to go, I'm certain it's going to swallow me whole."

The actress added that she was "learning how to love you when I cannot see you," and shared that she would "walk knowingly toward this grief if it meant that on the other side of it I got to be your sister".

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