I know I am late to the party for this post, but thought there was still too little actual information about the Artois size comparison. I had the St. Louis and hated it, not the least of the reasons because its straps literally break and split (was told by Goyard that there is plastic or resin inside the leather of the strap at the base), and the lack of shape. I loved the idea of the Artois but, even after reading all these posts was confused about the size. I ended up ordering from Goyard Neiman's Chicago the red Artois MM (now $2645 +$25 delivery fee), and had the SA send me some photos to compare with the St. Louis. There are NO returns by mail, so had to be sure!
This is a comparison of the St. Louis PM (L) to the Artois MM (R). Also the SA holding each. The Artois this year looks "redder"; SA said that was because this year the white painted dots on the canvas didn't stand out as much...they wanted it to appear more "uniform" and blend better. I receive the Artois MM tomorrow...a bit apprehensive about the 19" wide at the top, but look forward to it!
This is a comparison of the St. Louis PM (L) to the Artois MM (R). Also the SA holding each. The Artois this year looks "redder"; SA said that was because this year the white painted dots on the canvas didn't stand out as much...they wanted it to appear more "uniform" and blend better. I receive the Artois MM tomorrow...a bit apprehensive about the 19" wide at the top, but look forward to it!
It's helpful to see the handle drops as well. You've helped me make up my mind that the PM would be perfect!! How do you like the St. Louis vs the Artois?
There wasn't too much info on here or anywhere to compare. I definitely like Artois MUCH better. I prefer Artois size (smaller than Neverfull MM and bigger than the small Longchamp) and I can wear on shoulder which I could not do with St Louis. Artois strap is about same as NF MM-maybe tad longer but shorter than Longchamp. Artois is about $500 more than St Louis but I think well worth it.