It's a jungle out there at the tracks. Let 'em know your bets are wild, and you're in for the win. (But really, you're in for the inspiration to wear such a hat).

Roses are ready to place a giant bet on the winning horse and this NYC milliner.

One of Alexander McQueen's favorites, he's the famed milliner who made over 30 hats for the Royal Wedding. We can only wait to see how many heads he'll dress for the Derby.

More more more in Rios.

Also one of McQueen's go-to hat makers, Stephen Jones will send you to Kentucky with flowers in your hair.

Sydney based milliner Kwok uses an exceptional silk/straw to mold the chicest conversation pieces. She's a nose ahead in the race.

Slightly subdued, Huey's hats are grandiose in their simplicity.

Describing himself as “the one who ties together flower and person,” the former chef creates each of these masterpieces by bunching the flowers/veggies together onto the hair, just like a florist would arrange a bouquet.

You are what you eat, or rather in this case, you eat what you are…

Like this shot from the September Interview styled by Karl Templar, Heather Huey hats get selected on a constant by top stylists for all the best mags. Her ever reinvention of the body's silhouette leads each hat to hold the head differently. She does radical cage crinoline as well.

Philomena Kwok, the millinery wonder from Syndey, is famous for manipulations of woven silk and straw. At once certain pieces set the wearer in ancient Roman helmetry and far future foreign lands. Her bow fascinators stay on with elastic that disappears into the hair, or as I like to call it, magic.

Right now, we can't talk about fascinators without mentioning Philip Treacy. As McQueen's go-to milliner, he brought about the fascinating trend that has been especially captivating since the Royal wedding.

Netted wild on a beaded pillbox, this had speaks to the whimsical nature of Arturo Rios. He trained with Italian milliner Karen Indreland, and his technique is par excellence.

Oh, the looks you will receive with an upside down hat on your head. Stephen Jones's cheeky play on the norm has an air of Margiela, and a flair for the fabulously funny.

Shilpa Chavan is kicking up the millinery chops of her hometown of Mumbai. Having shown in London Fashion Week, and in this pictured showcase curated by Stephen Jones, she is taking her mystical shapes off the ground. Her brand and nickname littleshilpa is the vehicle for rich thematic collections based in military and cultural vibrancy. She also does not discriminate between men and women wearing her elaborate headpieces.

You come from an eclectic, non-traditional family of artists. What type of art did you grow up around?
My grandfather revolutionized the interior design industry. He was one of the first people to bring colored wallpaper to California during the late 1960s and 70s. My cousin was in the music industry and has written songs for Whitney Houston. My grandmother was an illustrator, my mom’s first cousin’s husband is a well-known sculptor and she is an amazing painter who began her craft at 50 years old. Hillary Clinton asked her to paint a portrait of Chelsea when they were in the White House. My entire family gets together in Ojai, CA for Thanksgiving, and it’s like Woodstock revisited – with all these artists together, it’s the best energy and love you could ask for.

So you were very encouraged as a child to follow your dreams and do whatever your heart desired?
Both of my parents are entrepreneurs, so it makes sense that my brother, sister and I are independent. I wouldn’t say art was pushed on us, but we went towards it naturally. I spent most of my early days as a soccer player, competing on the early Olympic Development Team and in college as well. But somewhere in college, I decided I wanted to do something creative. I thought maybe I didn’t have the art gene, but suddenly, it’s all I wanted to do. I went back to school to study interior design at Parsons and took milliner classes at FIT. I secured an interior design job working with Bill Sofield, where I worked on everything from high-end residential to Tom Ford stores to the SoHo and Tribeca Grand hotels.

Interior design can be a very mathematical and structural craft. How did working in that industry influence your millinery?
I always say I make structurally interesting hats. Because I worked for an interior/architecture firm, I consider proportion, scale and how things move and look. I have the mind of an interior designer and the advantage of having worked with different materials. Unlike many designers perfecting their craft in the fashion industry, I came from people working with wood and ceramic. I am always asking how can I take these materials and techniques and construct them into something else, something new. That is my challenge, working with non-traditional materials.

Hats are almost becoming a lost dressing art. What made you want to go into the millinery business? Was it a lack of good product in the industry?
My aunt was a fashion designer in California and was always putting us kids in the fun hats she was making. Apparently, my great-grandmother was also a milliner in New York. My husband used to go to a milliner in the East Village, who we loved. I wanted to figure out how a milliner worked, so I asked if I could apprentice her, an unpaid position. Unfortunately, she rudely said no. It was very discouraging, but it motivated me to learn the trade and prove her wrong.

It came to the point where I was working long hours at the firm and was constantly stressed out. I asked myself “if I only had six months to live, would I be doing what I am doing now?” And I thought, “no, I would be working on my own. “ I looked down, saw all these hats I made and realized how much I loved making them. Selling hats to friends turned into selling them online. I just began selling at Charles Nolan, ABC Carpet & Home and will be in Treasure & Bond in the fall. But my big goal is Bendels.

Where does your inspiration come from on a daily basis? Do nature and people inspire you? What about the architecture of the city?
It’s so random. My husband and I travel a lot, and I spent a lot of time photographing anything I find interesting. I often find myself searching for things I photographed more than fives years ago and is relevant to my current project. I could be walking down the street, see something and think it would make a terrific structure or a cool color combination. People must think I’m a tourist because I walk the city with my head up. I see plants and flower arrangements and examine the proportion compared to the vase. I don’t make many large hats; I try to take the idea of a big hat and make it more me. I just styled women for the Frederick Olmsted Awards at Central Park and the Kentucky Derby with small fascinators and headpieces. I think small is the new big – fascinators are really in this season.

In the future, is there any other type of art you want to explore? What else could you design that the Satya woman would love?
I am a huge fan of dresses with pockets. Charles Nolan and I began our friendship over it – he always made them and I always love them. So I think next year, there might be a collection of vintage-inspired dresses and smoking jackets for women. I strangely like uniforms. Like the cartoon Daria, I work towards wearing the same thing every day. I want the same dress in a dozen colors and patterns to wear with black tights, black shoes and a jacket. I don’t like to think hard about what I’m going to wear. Comfortable, beautiful and chic is my motto. That is the Satya woman.

You can see more photos of Satya’s work and read her blog on her website.

Really cool headwear by House of Architects. More info here.