Rebecca Rossman

For NPR News, I'm Rebecca Rossman in Paris.

Outside the Paris department store Bayacheve, two lines formed.

One with shoppers eager to enter Shein's first flagship store in France.

The other with protesters denouncing the ultra-fast fashion brand.

Shame on you, they shouted from across the street.

Demonstrators accuse Xi'an of labor abuses and environmental harm.

Founded in China, the retailer is opening on Be'ashfei's sixth floor.

There's been backlash since it was announced last month, with several brands cutting ties with Be'ashfei.

Rebecca Rossman, NPR News, Paris.

Painted in 1943, Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat shows Picasso's former muse and lover, Dora Maar, in vivid color as their relationship was falling apart.

The portrait, unseen for more than eight decades, far exceeded expectations at the Drouot auction house, becoming the most expensive artwork sold in France this year.

Auctioneer Christophe Lucien called it a little piece of the story of love between Picasso and Marr.

Picasso eventually left Marr for the younger Françoise Gillot.

While the sale topped estimates it's far from Picasso's priciest, that record still belongs to Women of Algiers, which sold for nearly $180 million in 2015.

Rebecca Rossman in PR News, Paris.

Painted in 1943, Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat shows Picasso's former muse and lover, Dora Maar, in vivid color as their relationship was falling apart.

The portrait, unseen for more than eight decades, far exceeded expectations at the Drouot auction house, becoming the most expensive artwork sold in France this year.

Auctioneer Christophe Lucien called it a little piece of the story of love between Picasso and Marr.

Picasso eventually left Marr for the younger Françoise Gillot.

While the sale topped estimates, it's far from Picasso's priciest.