If you're choosing between the Emery Astrid Tote and the Lundi Paris Emy, you're looking at two full-grain leather totes built around a laptop for the work day. The Emy fits laptops up to 14 inches, is lined in Alcantara and has a pocket for almost everything, from the charger to a tablet and your passport. The Astrid costs AED 1,341 less, has its own 13-inch laptop compartment, is vegetable-tanned, and comes with a lifetime warranty, 100 days to return or exchange it and free delivery across the GCC.
We make the Astrid, so we're not neutral. Everything below comes from what each brand publishes on its own website, and we've included where Lundi Paris comes out ahead.
Side by side
| Emery Astrid Tote | Lundi Paris Emy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (UAE) | AED 1,590 | AED 2,931, duties and taxes included |
| Leather | Vegetable-tanned full-grain calf, LWG-certified tanneries | Smooth and grained full-grain leather, semi-vegetable tanned ("cuir lisse au tannage semi-végétal") |
| Lining | Lined interior | Alcantara |
| Laptop | 13-inch, in its own compartment | Padded pocket for 13 to 14 inches (laptop up to 33 cm long) |
| Pockets | Laptop compartment, large zip compartment, 3 small inside pockets, outside slit pocket | 3 expanding pockets (charger, accessories, notebook or tablet), large zip pocket, key strap, outside zip pocket for a passport |
| Carry | Long shoulder straps | Shoulder strap |
| Size | Everyday tote | 38 × 27 × 15 cm |
| Hardware | Brass zip | Brass, RIRI zips (Swiss) |
| Weight | 1 kg | Not stated |
| Colours | Camel, Black | Cognac, Black, Brown |
| See it in a store | Online only | Stockists in France and other countries; none in the UAE |
| Warranty | Lifetime | 2 years for manufacturing defects |
| Returns | 100 days to return or exchange | 14 days; from the UAE you pay US$45 return shipping, and duties aren't refunded on a cash refund |
| Delivery | Free across the GCC; 1–3 days in the UAE | DHL express from France, 2–6 days; free over US$160 |
Lundi Paris checked 25 October 2026. Check both sites for the latest.
Where Lundi Paris is ahead
The Emy is very well organised. Besides the padded laptop pocket, it has three expanding pockets for a charger, small accessories and a notebook or tablet, a large zip pocket, a key strap and an outside zip pocket for your passport. It takes laptops up to 14 inches, against 13 for the Astrid, and Lundi Paris publishes its size: 38 × 27 × 15 cm. It's lined throughout in Alcantara, a soft suede-like fabric, and has recycled felt under the shoulder strap for comfort.
Lundi Paris gives a written 2-year warranty and repairs in its own workshop, and you can add engraving for AED 79. Prices on its UAE site include duties and taxes.
Where Emery is ahead
The Astrid is AED 1,341 cheaper, close to half the price. It's vegetable-tanned full-grain calf from LWG-certified tanneries, which softens and darkens with use; Lundi Paris describes the Emy's leather as full-grain and semi-vegetable tanned ("cuir lisse au tannage semi-végétal"). The Astrid has its own 13-inch laptop compartment, a large zip compartment, three small inside pockets and an outside slit pocket, and Emery states its weight: 1 kg. Our laptop bag size guide lists real laptop sizes.
The terms differ most. Emery's warranty on the Astrid is lifetime, against 2 years. You have 100 days to return or exchange it, against 14, and sending a Lundi Paris order back from the UAE costs US$45 by DHL, with duties not refunded if you take your money back (Lundi Paris offers a gift card for the full amount instead). Emery delivers free across the GCC in 1–3 days in the UAE. Lundi Paris ships from France by DHL express in 2–6 days, free on an order this size.
Which should you choose?
Choose Lundi Paris if you carry a 14-inch laptop, want a dedicated pocket for every small thing, an Alcantara lining, or your initials on it.
Choose Emery if your laptop is 13 inches and you want vegetable-tanned full-grain leather, a lifetime warranty and 100 days to decide, for close to half the price.
See the Astrid Tote, browse all our totes, or compare it with Kaizer's Au Fait tote.
Quick answers
What laptop size fits each tote? The Emery Astrid has a 13-inch laptop compartment. Lundi Paris says the Emy's padded pocket fits 13 to 14 inches, up to 33 cm long (October 2026).
Are both totes full-grain leather? Yes. Lundi Paris describes the Emy as smooth and grained full-grain leather ("cuir pleine fleur lisse et grainé"), semi-vegetable tanned. The Emery Astrid is vegetable-tanned full-grain calf from LWG-certified tanneries (October 2026).
Which is cheaper? The Emery Astrid Tote is AED 1,590; the Lundi Paris Emy is AED 2,931 (October 2026).
