Starting at the ground floor in 2006, Tragic Beautiful began at a kitchen counter; this is where Mel (the Head Witch) who facing a tough pregnancy at the time - wove the first threads of our unique tapestry by creating the original Tragic fluffy leg warmers with nothing but $200. These early days coincided with the dawn of online shopping - fueled by a passion for the gothic and alternative, Mel envisioned a space where kindred spirits of the counterculture could find not just clothing but a true sense of belonging.   

                     Memories Over The Years at Tragic Beautiful

We're a small business - no suits & ties allowed here. Since 2005 we have never wavered on our ethos of keeping the entire business femme owned and operated, by freaks, for freaks; you won't ever find any boring investors lingering around Tragic HQ.

From trad goths to mallgoths, tradgoths, nugoths and the punks & witches - everything you see on our shelves has been selected or created with you in mind.

While ensuring we stock some of your fave classic alternative brands, we try to make everything in house as often as possible. We think overproduction blows and that side stepping accessible fashion for all sizes sucks. We only produce small quantities of our apparel and range up to a size 5XL.

Tragic Apparel & Hexxxed Intimates

All of our in house designs are also ethically made by our freakishly talented team of artists - Brydie & Bri mastermind our apparel while the head witch Mel does anything from creating patterns to hand studding Anathema bags. You won't find any AI in use here - anything AI can do, our ragtag team of misfits can do better. With keeping our design creation in house, we have the very best bleeding edge in alternative fashion items you'll find.

Witchcraft is our thing. We are passionate eclectic witches and carry a carefully curated range of witchcraft and magical supplies such as hand blended herbs, witchcraft kits, ritual oils and more. Here at Tragic – every witch is welcome: whether you’re a baby witch, witch-curious or experienced in the world of witchcraft & wicca – we ensure you’ll find all you altar wants & needs here along with our comprehensive Book Of Shadows blog where you will find spells, altar rituals and information on anything and everything witchy.

Community is everything to us, without you – we wouldn’t be here today. Every order you make at Tragic is more than just a purchase at some big business – every order we receive means we get to keep this entirely femme owned and operated space alive and thriving. We also take pride in supporting businesses & organisations that reflect these values - we ensure everything we sell aligns with our values of inclusivity, LGBTQIA+ & SW rights.

If you haven’t yet – please join our VIP group on Facebook. It is the epicenter of our community - where we can share ideas, give you sweet sweet perks and give you head starts on sales & giveaways.

We genuinely give a f*ck about your shopping experience. You are always welcome to call or email or feel free to come say hello to us at our warehouse in Meadowbrook. If you ever have any problem with anything purchased from us, please contact us straight away so we can rectify the issue. Sometimes in online retail things do go wrong, in that case we have your back. We will always work to make sure your experience with Tragic Beautiful is 100% perfect. 

Likewise if you loved your experience with Tragic Beautiful, we would love to hear about it!  Please feel free to leave us some feedback on any or all of the following review sites -

Lots of love,
The Tragics x

Meet The Team

Meet the Tragic Beautiful Team! Top Row Left to Right: Codi, Bri, Abbey, Rhawel. Second Row Left to Right: Brydie, Mel, Hatsie

Mel

Head Witch | She/Her

The heart & soul and Head Witch of Tragic Beautiful! Mel created the Tragic Beautiful you know and love today from her home in 2006. A multitasker of epic proportion, you won’t find Mel hollered up in an office, every day she’s on the floor creating, packing and helping the team.

Codex

Photographer | She/Her

Codex kicked off her career at Tragic Beautiful back in May of 2020 and has spent every minute since amazing us! Talk about secret weapons – originally a picker & packer, Codex blew us out of the water when she picked up a camera late last year and started photographing in-house!

Bri

Graphic Design | She/They

Bri made her Tragic debut in August 2021 taking to the field as killer graphic designer, creating our iconic emails, product labels, and is one half of the team that brings our apparel and homeware designs to life! Bri knows how to sort the chaos and is always wearing more than one hat – they’re also our customer service superstar and everyone’s go-to ghoul!

Rhawel

Warehouse | He/They

Since July 2020, Rhawel has been the silent assassin of our warehouse; no matter how many orders have stacked up – they’re the epitome of cool, calm and collected! You can always depend on Rhawel when it comes to Tetris-ing your order together, you’d be amazed at what he is capable of!

Abbey Rose

Warehouse + Ecom | She/Her

Abbey Rose has been a ray of sunshine bursting through the warehouse doors since October 2021! Always ready to tackle any task that gets thrown her way, Abbey Rose is a firecracker of a warehouse & ecommerce assistant – you can rely on her to take care of business with a big beaming smile.

Hatsie-May

Social Media | She/Her

Joining the team in August 2021, Hatsie-May has taken Tragic's social media & content to the next level - within her first few months, she had us reaching 100k followers on TikTok! Not only this, but Hatsie-May also coordinates and curates our photoshoots and does all our stunning videography. Head to our TikTok, Instagram & Facebook to view her work!

Brydie

Creative Lead | She/Her

Taking to the field in November of 2020 originally as our Social Media Co-ordinator, Brydie rose the ranks after hitting one home run after the next to become our Marketing Manager & Creative Lead! When it comes to creativity and passion, she’s got it in spades – go check out her collaborative designs on the latest Tragic Beautiful pieces!