I would say it's probably considered SLIGHTLY less moral to wear leather than it was 20-30 years ago, but I don't think that in itself has made much of a difference. It's not like fur or anything, or other environmental missteps. I have heard a comment or two about it in the last ten years though, where I never heard it before.
As for Danier, I would agree it's a combination of lower quality of their specific brand compared to new brands, and an overall drop in the 'coolness' of leather coats. I don't think that second factor has a ton to do with moral attitudes though, just fashion and new choices.
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