Red dress to the floor and short dress for the Bathory look

A beautiful red dress and red in general always attract the attention of others. The red dress evokes various associations, many of which are associated with power, passion, blood and much more ...

Countess Elizabeth Bathory possessed power and wealth, and she is also credited with the rivers of blood that she shed in her sinister castle. Let's try to choose the most beautiful red dress that best suits Elizabeth, and at the same time we will try to understand and figure out what the Countess really was.

Elizabeth lived in harsh times 1560-1614... In Russia then Tsar Ivan the Terrible ruled, then the time of troubles came. And in Europe, numerous bonfires of the Inquisition burned and very cruel rulers reigned, who destroyed tens of thousands of people.

Against this background, the atrocities attributed to Elizabeth Bathory look very modest and even frivolous. According to some estimates, she is responsible for the death of 30 people, while according to others, their number was measured in hundreds. But perhaps she did not kill the innocent at all, but only punished those who deserved punishment in her opinion.

Elizabeth possessed great wealth and lent money to many aristocrats and some kings. King Matthias owed Elizabeth a lot of money. Therefore, it was beneficial for the king to accuse the countess of the most terrible crimes, so as not to return the debt.

With money and power, it’s not hard to find witnesses and prosecutors. Those close to the countess were brutally tortured, and after receiving the necessary testimony they were immediately executed. The testimony of narrow-minded peasants should not be taken into account at all, because they all believed in vampires, so any prepared person from the Inquisition could easily convince the crowd of anything, and if you still give them a sack of cakes ...

Even in our civilized age, it is easy to accuse a person of the most terrible crimes and convince the public that the accused is a devil. Sometimes people don't need any proof, enough for popular bloggers on the internet to write a series of posts, and the crowd will believe it.

At the beginning of the 17th century, it was even easier, because in Europe at that time, almost everyone believed in vampires and conspiracies with dark forces. Therefore, the story of Elizabeth Bathory immediately became overgrown with legends and myths. The countess was portrayed in a red bloody dress, she was credited with vampirism and bathing in baths with blood to prolong her youth. Although in reality the prosecution attributed the murders and mistreatment of the servants to her.

Most likely, it was so - Countess Elizabeth Bathory was cruel and administered justice to her subjects very harshly. But this is quite natural for that time. In almost all ancient castles there were dungeons where people were held for various offenses and by agreement. People were kept in shackles and chains, interrogated, tortured and put to various executions.

In general, almost all those in power of that time are guilty of the death of people, and Elizabeth was not lucky, they made the embodiment of evil out of the countess. But it is thanks to slips and myths that today Elizabeth Bathory is remembered much better than most kings. Books and films are devoted to Elizabeth, and her image also serves as a source of inspiration for various creativity.

Therefore, let's try to choose the most beautiful red dress in order to create the image of the countess. The dress should not be just red, one color is not enough. To convey the energy of power and the river of blood, we will add lace or red beads, or maybe red rhinestones. A red mesh or a red macramé dress will also be the perfect solution for the look of Elizabeth Bathory.

Where would an image in a bloody red dress fit? Of course on Halloween and bright parties... If desired, a red Bathory-style dress can be worn at the prom and for the New Year, it all depends on your state of mind.

In this life, we will never know what Elizabeth really was. You can reread all the documents and find there a lot of evidence in favor of the version of the conspiracy against the countess, but this will not change anything, she will forever remain the evil Elizabeth in a red dress.

The dresses in the photo have nothing to do with the style of the dresses that Elizabeth wore during her lifetime. These red dresses reflect the energy of the mythical image of the countess.