Olivia and I Have Dressed Over 50,000 Women. The Yolanda Set Is the One We Are Proudest Of — and the One I Wear Myself.

On the six things we insisted on when we made our Yolanda 3-piece set, how it compares to the sets you have been buying, and why it is clearing now in our Moving Sale.

Ella · Owner of Ella & Olivia · Atlanta, GA · July 2026 · 5 min read

The Yolanda in khaki — the set I put on when I want one decision to carry the whole day.

I am Ella, and together with Olivia I run Ella & Olivia from Atlanta, Georgia. Between the two of us we have dressed more than 50,000 women, most of them women our age — women in their forties, fifties and beyond, with real curves, deep skin and no patience left for clothes that were clearly designed with someone else in mind.

The Yolanda 3-Piece Set is the piece we are proudest of. It is the one I put on when I have a full day and no time to stand in front of the closet. It is the one women email us about weeks after their order arrives. And of everything we are clearing in our Moving Sale, it is the set I most wanted to write to you about.

I should tell you why we made it in the first place. For years, Olivia and I watched the same thing happen to women like us. The "elegant" sets fell into two piles. The first looked polished on the model and washed you out the moment you put it on — because the colors were never chosen with deeper skin tones in mind. The second fit comfortably and made you look like you had stopped trying. We never accepted that a woman had to choose between the two. The Yolanda is our answer, and we argued for six things when we made it — usually with a supplier who wanted us to do the cheaper thing instead.

Linen is beautiful for exactly one hour — then it creases into a paper bag. So we chose a breezy, lightweight fabric that gives you the relaxed linen look and cool feel, but comes out of the wash ready to wear. No ironing, no steaming, no sitting carefully in the car.

Khaki, warm brown, crisp white, black and three shades of blue — every color in the Yolanda range was picked by holding it against deep skin, not against a white studio wall. That is why the white looks radiant instead of harsh, and the khaki glows instead of fading.

The trousers fall from the high waist in one long, graceful line. They move with you and let the air move underneath — instead of grabbing your hips or your middle, the one place you would rather they left alone.

The delicate longline vest is the quiet secret of this set. It softly covers the tops of your arms without adding a single degree of warmth, and it draws one long vertical line from shoulder to knee that lengthens the whole silhouette.

Top, trousers, vest — three pieces that were made together, so you never have to wonder if it matches. Wear all three for a statement, or split them across the week: the top with jeans, the vest over a dress, the trousers with a blouse you already own. One set quietly becomes six outfits.

We graded every size on real bodies, with room through the bust and hips where women actually need it. And if the size is not right, we replace it free. That is not a policy to us; it is a promise between women.

The Yolanda, against the sets you have been buying

You can find a three-piece set for seventy dollars almost anywhere. I know, because before we made the Yolanda I ordered a great many of them. Here is the difference, laid out plainly.

We refuse to make a set that asks a woman to choose between feeling comfortable and looking like the elegant woman she is. That is the whole reason the Yolanda exists.

Why the Yolanda is clearing now

Ella & Olivia is moving, and the whole collection is clearing with us — the Yolanda included. It is now $74.95, down from $249.95. That is 70% off, and I will be plain about it: at this price we are barely breaking even. I am telling you because it is true, and because when the Moving Sale ends, this price ends with it. There is no plan to bring it back.

If dressing 50,000 women has taught us anything, it is that a woman who tries the Yolanda in one color usually comes back for a second. That is the quiet bet Olivia and I are placing by writing you this letter at $74.95.

Folded and ready to go out — packed with care, the way every Ella & Olivia order leaves Atlanta.

It is the set we are proudest of. I would rather it go to women who will wear it than sit folded in a box while we move. The reviews say the same things I have, over and over: 4.7 stars across 2,350+ women. If you have ever wanted one outfit that keeps you cool, covered and elegant without a second thought — this is the one I would put in your hands myself, while your size and color are still in stock.

— Ella